Temperate Forest

1. Temperate Forest By: Alex Horn

2. Description • A Temperate Forest is a forest that has enough rainfall to grow trees,shrubs, flowers,ferns,and mosses while following the rhythm of the seasons.

3. Locations • Temperate forests appear in eastern North America,Northeastern Asia,and western and central Europe.

4. Differences between Spring and Winter • Spring time brings new life to the trees and plants, warm temperatures, and rain which helps everything grow • Winter months are extremely cold. All the trees loose their leaves.

5. Animal Survival Methods • Animals that live in the temperate deciduous forest must be able to adapt to the changing seasons. • Some animals in this biome migrate or hibernate in the winter. 

6. Example 1 (mammal) • The grizzly bear is primarily nocturnal and in the winter puts on up to 400 pounds of fat, becoming very lethargic. • Although they are not true hibernators and can be woken easily. • They like to den up in a protected spot, such as a cave, crevice or hollow log during the winter months.

7. Example 2 (bird) • They Migrate • Migratory ospreys are found during the winter through Mexico,Central America, and South America

8. Example 3 (fish) • Adult Northern Pike feed largely on other fish as well as frogs, crayfish, mice, muskrats and ducklings

9. Plant Survival Methods • Plants become dormant.  • They loose their leaves and seal the places where leaves were attached with a protective covering called a leaf scar.

10. Example 4 (reptile) • Reptiles spend the winter in underground crevices. • They hibernate in there till spring.

11. Why Don’t Evergreens lose their Needles? • Because conifers grow at the tips of the branches, the oldest needles are closest to the trunk. That's why they look like they have healthy needles all the time. • Evergreens lose less water out of needles than leaves.

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