Reeds science capstone

By Reed Walstad

Temperate Woodland

Day 1: Biome InformationThe temperate woodland is a low density

environment that has many habitats for different species with plenty of sunlight and resources. Even though there is plenty of sunlight, there is only certain amount of shade. Most of the land covered by this biome is grasses, shrubs, and many trees! Multiple varieties of trees are in this biome such as oak, pine, pecan, and many more. This biome is hot and dry in the summer, but in the winter, it is cold and moist.

Biotic Factors

Oak, Pecan, Pine Trees, Deer, Fox, Owl, Rodent, Birds, Etc., Fungi, Shrubs, Micro Organisms, Many different types of insects, Bears, Fox, Snake, Mouse, different types of flowers, Iguanas, Lizards, Grasshoppers, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Weasels, Possums, Ferrets

Abiotic Factors

Fertile soil, Small ponds, Creeks, Rocks, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Sunlight, Wind

Day1:ChartsMonth High Temp. Low Temp.

January 50-65 degrees F

30-40 degrees F

February 60-65 degrees F

35-45 degrees F

March 60-70 degrees F

45-50 degrees F

April 70-80 degrees F

50-55 degrees F

May 80-85 degrees F

55-60 degrees

June 90-95 degrees F

60-65 degrees F

July 95-100 degrees F

65-70 degrees F

August 90-93 degrees F

60-65 degrees F

September 85-90 degrees F

50-55 degrees F

October 70-75 degrees F

50-55 degrees F

November 60-65 degrees F

45-50 degrees F

December 50-55 degrees F

30-40 degrees F

Day 1 Continued…Precipitation

Month Inches

January 4.4-4.6 inches

February 4.0-4.1 inches

March 3.2-3.4 inches

April 1.0-1.1 inches

May 0.5-0.7 inches

June 0.3-0.5 inches

July 0.1-0.2 inches

August 0.1-0.2 inches

September 0.4-0.6 inches

October 1.0-1.2 inches

November 2.5-2.7 inches

December 3.0-3.3 inches

Day 2: Food Web

Producer: Grasses, Shrubs, Wildflower

Primary Consumer: Mice, Grasshopper, Small Birds

Secondary Consumer: Foxes, Weasels, Badgers, Snake

Tertiary Consumer: Wolves, Cougar, Hawk

Decomposers: Fungi (Mushrooms) , Occasionally Bacteria,

Day 2 Continued…

Day 3: Water Cycle

Transpiration Evaporation

CondensationCondensation

Precipitation

Nitrogen Cycle

Carbon Cycle

Phosphorus Cycle

Day 3 Continued…

Mutualism- Algae gives a tree nutrition while the tree gives it somewhere to stay. Therefore, they both benefit each other for each others survival.

Commensalism- Trees benefits the birds of this biome. The trees supply homes and some food for the bird while the bird lives there.

Parasitism- Us, the humans, get our timber from these types of biomes, but while we get our supply of wood from that, the trees get cut down, which can also affect the animals. Some animals would lose their homes and some lose foods. We benefit from this but it kills plants and many types of animals

Day 4:

1. If a temperate woodland biome would have a wildfire, this truly would be one of the worst disasters that could happen to this biome. Many habitats would lost for animals in it and also many, many trees would be burned down and could stop making oxygen and taking in harmful carbon dioxide. This would affect this biome greatly.

Day 4 Continued…

2. The biome would still look like a wildfire hit it until succession has fully taken over. The shrubs, bushes and grasses would come first and then over time the trees would grow and become back to if not normal size again. The woodland would then begin to get some animals moving in slowly. The population of plants and animals would then gradually grow throughout the months.

Collage

Work Cited.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Mentor-13247-Temperate-Woodland-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/

http://www.teachersdomain.org/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_biomesummary/tdc02_doc_biomesummary.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland

http://group322.tripod.com/id2.html

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