1. Picture taken by Tiffany Phifer

2. http://files.jmlovextdf.webnode.com/200000013-efc93f0c34/deciduous_500.jpg

3. Where we live! 4 Seasons- Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Mild Summers and Winters: Summer months usually begin in early June and end in late August. Winter months don't begin until December. Moderate Rainfall: average 30 to 60 inches a year. Almost all of the world's deciduous forest is located by an ocean. The ocean and the wind play a role in the temperature and climate change of changing seasons.

4. Deciduous forests contain trees that have leaves that change colors seasonally and fall off during cold seasons Carotenoids - pigment produced in the chloroplast during the fall seasons. Gives leaves the red, yellow, and orange colors. Plants include : Maples, Oaks, Hickory Broad leaves allow more sunlight to be captured for photosynthesis

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6. Deer, squirrels, rabbits, racoons Adaptations: -Birds migrate during the colder seasons to warmer climates. -Animals shed fur during the warmer seasons. -Hibernation- period of dormancy and little activity to slow metabolism when food is more scarce.

7. http://duncraft.atom5.com/squirrel-facts-3411.html http://www.massdeerservice.com/about_us.htm http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/ Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/800/platypus.jpg

8. http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/image/2005-5-23/scene01.jpg

9. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/images/rainforest_map_big2.jpg

10.  Wettest and Hottest Biome on Earth!  Over 100 inches of rainfall a year  No Seasons - Soil is very nutrient-poor  More Biodiversity than any other biome › 70% of the species are trees

12. http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/rainfores ts/images/rainforestlayers.jpg

13. Emergent Layer Canopy Layer Understory Layer Shrub Layer Subterranian

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15. http://blog.bekahbrunstetter.com/wp- content/uploads/2008/05/sloth.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0 /01/Leafcutter_ants_transporting_leaves.jpg http://yoga108.org/images/blog/2007/99.jpg

16.  Plants  Animals

17.  Plants › Grow tall to get sunlight › Vines grow up trees to reach sunlight › Not many branches › Deep Roots › Thinner Bark  Animals › Stay in the shaded Shrub layer › No fir › Birds beaks adapted for eating berries and fruit › Arms and hands for climbing › Camoflague

18. Tropical Rain Forest Precipitation Dec. Forest Precipitation

19. Trop. RF Temperatures Dec. Forest Temperatures