Deciduous Forest
By: Alexandra T. & Luis V.
September 15,2014
3rd Period

DECIDUOUS DEFINITION

• Temperate deciduous forest are forests in cool and rainy areas with trees
• that loose their leaves in the fall and regain them in the spring.

Maps of the Deciduous Forest

BIOTIC FACTORS

• Animals: brown and black bears, frogs, racoons, hawks, weasles, and humans
• Plants: oak and sweet gum trees, chesnut, huckleberries, and azaleas
• Additional: lichens, club mosses, and true mosses

ABIOTIC FACTORS

• Stone
• Soil
• Water
• Sunlight
• Oxygen

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS

• Stone causes shelter for animals.
• Soil provides nutrition for plant to grow.
• Water feeds the plants and animals.
• Sunlight is the main step of photosynthosis.
• Oxygen is the main source of life.

ADDITIONAL

• We live in the deciduous forest.
• This forest has four seasons.
• The reason the leaves fall off in autumn, is because they loose their
• chlorophyl and glucose.
• We have deciduous forests because of the tilt of the earth and the location.

RESOURCES

• www.marietta.edu: location
• www.blueplanetbiomes.org: map
• www.enchantedlearning.com: biotic factors
• www.montpelier.org: landmarks