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Temperate Deciduous Forest

Temperate Deciduous Forest. The best biome ever!!!. Where can you find this amazing biome?. Climate…. 4 seasons! Snow, Rain, Sleet, Hail. Temperature & Rain. Average temperature a year=50ºF. Receives 30-60 inches of rain per year. We are second best to the Rainforest.

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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  1. Temperate Deciduous Forest The best biome ever!!!

  2. Where can you find this amazing biome?

  3. Climate…. • 4 seasons! • Snow, Rain, Sleet, Hail

  4. Temperature & Rain • Average temperature a year=50ºF. • Receives 30-60 inches of rain per year. • We are second best to the Rainforest.

  5. Vertical Stratification • Zone 1- Tree stratum zone: height of trees ranges from 60-100 feet. • Some of these trees are… Oak, Beech, Maple, Chestnut, and more!

  6. More Zones • Zone 2- Small tree and sapling Zone: young and short trees. • Zone 3- Shrub Zone: the shrubs and bushes • Includes: rhododendrons, azaleas, mountain laurel, and more!

  7. The final 2 • Zone 4-Herb Zone: Contains short/herbal plants • Zone 5-Ground Zone: lichens, club mosses, and true mosses.

  8. Food Chain!

  9. Adaptations • Animal • Hibernate in winter • They live off the land in the 3 other seasons • Trees give them shelter for protection against harsh weather. • Most animals are camouflaged to look like the ground, this protects them from predators. Example: Chipmunks.

  10. Adaptation-Plant • Lean toward the sun, allows easier absorption of energy for photosynthesis. Example: Sunflowers • Soak up the nutrients in the ground. • One of the reasons for roots.

  11. Adaptation- Birds • Most birds migrate during the cold, winter months. During this time they go somewhere warmer. Example: Geese. • Some birds such as cardinals and Blue Jays, stay around in the cold winter. They use food storage to prevent starvation.

  12. And now, your featured geology…Starring- Sugar Loaf!! • A limestone formation 85 ft high, Perched atop a 500 Ft bluff located in Winona MN. • Well known to early explorers, traders, tourists, and river boat pilots. • According to Indian legend…it represents the cap of Chief Wa-Pah-Sah (Wabasha) transformed to stone

  13. More Sugar Loaf Goodness • The name “Sugar Loaf” refers to the formation’s resemblance to the conical loaves that sugar used to be packaged and sold in. • There are at least 3 other hills/bluffs with the name near or on the Mississippi. Sugar Loaf in 1898

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