2. You can find deciduous forests in Europe (around 45-60N). 3.
A lot of deciduous forests have lost land to farms and
towns.Although people are trying to protect the forests
somepoachers are trying to kill the animals in the forests.
Theanimals are losing their homes because of people buildingtheir
homes 4. The annual rainfall in a deciduous forest is 30-60 inches
ayear and the average temperature is 50.The deciduous forest has
four distinctseasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In
theautumn the leaves change color. During the winter monthsthe
trees lose their leaves. 5. In deciduous forests there are five
different zones. The firstzone is the Tree Stratum zone. The Tree
Stratum zonecontains such trees as oak, beech, maple,
chestnuthickory, and elm, basswood, linden, walnut, and sweetgum
trees. The small tree and sapling zone is the secondzone. This zone
has young and short trees. The third zone iscalled the shrub zone.
Some of the shrubs in this zone arerhododendrons, azaleas, mountain
laurel, andhuckleberries. The Herb zone is the fourth zone. It
containsshort plants such as herbal plants. The final zone is
theGround zone. It contains lichen, club mosses, and truemosses. 6.
Producer- The producer is what starts the food chain. Inthis case
an oak tree is the producer.Primary consumer-The primary consumer
eats theproducer. Squirrel beetle bird and skunk is the
Primaryconsumer.Secondary consumer-The secondary consume eats
thePrimary consumer. Raccoon, Frog, Hawk ,and Vulture arethe
primary consumer.Tertiary consumer- The Tertiary consumer is above
all inthe food web. Wolf, fox ,and bear are all Tertiaryconsumers.
7. Expanding UrbanizationRainfall (or lack of)Temperature Frost and
snow Acid rain 8. The animals adapt to the climate by hibernating
in thewinter and living off the land in the other three seasons.The
animals have adapted to the land by trying the plantsin the forest
to see if they are good to eat for a good supplyof food. Also the
trees provide shelter for them. Animal usethe trees for food and a
water sources. Most of the animalsare camouflaged to look like the
ground. 9. The plants have adapted to the forests by leaning
towardthe sun. Soaking up the nutrients in the ground is also away
of adaptation. 10. Animals use three basic strategies to deal with
extremelycold temperatures in winter..Migrate get out of town
beforethe cold sets in.Insulate add thick fur to your
coat.Hibernate or tolerate the cold by storing food ormanaging to
survive freezing temperatures. 11. Slideshare Ask Blueplanetbiomes
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