Bridget Walters

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Bridget Walters
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• Deciduous means to fall off, or shed,
  seasonally. As the name implies, deciduous trees
  shed their leaves each fall. To find out more
  about the biome, plants, and animals that live in
  deciduous forests, click a topic below.
• Climate
• Vegetation
• Animals
• Vocabulary
• Web-Sites

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Climate

• Located between the polar regions and the tropics
• 4 seasons (caused by location and temperature
  changes)
• Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
• 30-60 inches of rain per year
• 2nd most rainfall per year of all forest types
• Average temperature of 50 degrees F

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Vegetation

• 5 layers
• Lichens and mosses
• Broad leafed plants
• Shrubs
• Canopy
• Forests named by dominant tree
• Leaves change color

• Lady Fern
• White Oak
• White Birch

• Mystery 1
• Mystery 2
• Mystery 3

• Mystery 4
• Mystery 5
• Mystery 6

(Fill in mystery pages with information from
class notes and other sources)
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Lady Fern

• Used to decorate homes
• 24-36 inches tall
• Light green, lacy leaves
• Grows in circular groups in the shade
• Many uses
• Not endangered

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White Oak

• 80-100 feet tall
• 500-600 years old
• Leaves look like fingers
• Seeds called acorns
• Most common tree in Eastern United States
• Valued for timber products

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White Birch

• Lives about 140 years
• Flowers turn into winged nutkins
• Fly away from parent
• White bark that peels away easily
• First to grow back after fires/being cut down
• Good for starting fires
• Many uses

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Mystery 1
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Mystery 2
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Mystery 3
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Mystery 4
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Mystery 5
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Mystery 6
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Animals
White-tailed deer
Black bear
Raccoon
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Black Bear

• 5-6 feet tall
• Wooded areas, swamps, national parks
• Nocturnal
• Hibernate
• Omnivorous
• Spend most of their time alone

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Raccoon

• mask around eyes
• Nocturnal
• Scavenger
• Omnivorous
• Very adaptable
• Paws like human hands
• Found in wooded areas near water

Movie
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White-tailed Deer

• Males have antlers
• Nocturnal
• Live to be about 10 years old
• Camouflaged
• Tail alerts others to possible danger
• Sense of smell to detect danger
• Can run up to 30 mph
• Herbivores

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Vocabulary

• Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like
  state
• Nocturnal - most active at night
• Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants
• Herbivore - feeds only on plants
• Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that
  makes the object appear to blend in with the
  natural surroundings

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Vocabulary

• Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like
  state
• Nocturnal - most active at night
• Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants
• Herbivore - feeds only on plants
• Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that
  makes the object appear to blend in with the
  natural surroundings

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Vocabulary

• Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like
  state
• Nocturnal - most active at night
• Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants
• Herbivore - feeds only on plants
• Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that
  makes the object appear to blend in with the
  natural surroundings

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Vocabulary

• Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like
  state
• Nocturnal - most active at night
• Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants
• Herbivore - feeds only on plants
• Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that
  makes the object appear to blend in with the
  natural surroundings

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Web-Sites

• The Colors of Fall
• Temperate Forest Biome
• Deciduous Forest
• Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• The Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome