THE DECIDUOUSFOREST

BY: Andrea, Viry And JackieEastside College Preparatory School

ScienceApril 3,2012

ANDREA

VIRY

JACKIE

THE DECIDUOUS FOREST Has five zones, Tree

Stratum zone, small tree and sapling zone, shrub zone, Herb zone, Ground zone

Located eastern half of North America, and the middle of Europe

Deciduous means shedding leaves annually (of tree or shrub)

Plants need to adapt in the deciduous forest; done by leaning towards the sun

PRODUCERSThere are many producers in the Deciduous

forest. These are some of the many in the deciduous forest:

Northern Arrow-wood tree-used for its berries and leaves

American Beech tree-known for its blueberriesFortuna fern-known for its leavesConeda berry tree-known for its berries

There are lots more but here are just a few. More of the producers are plants, trees, flowers, and leaves.

PRODUCER PHOTOSarrow wood

Fortuna tree

Coneda tree

Beech tree

CONSUMERSThe Deciduous Forest has many consumers . Some of these consumers

are listed below:• Snake- Smooth green snake {secondary consumer}• Salamander- Cheat mountain {secondary consumer}• Deer- White tailed deer {primary consumer}• monkey- black-handed spider monkey {secondary consumer}• Fat dormouse-type of mice {primary consumer}• Hawk- sharp-shinned hawk {third level consumer}• Bear- brown bear {first , secondary consumer}• Cougar- {secondary consumer}• Fox- sechura {secondary level consumer}

These are some of the many consumers existing in the deciduous forest.

CONSUMER PHOTOSSmooth

green snake

Cheat mountain

salamander

Fat dormouse

Black-handedSpidermonke

yWhite Tailed Deer

CONSUMERS Cont.

Brown bear

Sechura Fox

Cougar

Hawk

DECOMPOSERSThe deciduous forest has many decomposers that help

breakdown things in this amazing ecosystem. Some of the many decomposers are these: Earthworm Fungi Mushrooms

These are some of the helpful decomposers that live and are found in the deciduous forest grounds.

DECOMPOSER PHOTOSEarthworm

Fungi

Mushroom

FOOD WEB

FOOD CHAIN 1

FOOD CHAIN 2

FOOD CHAIN 3

FOOD CHAIN 4

FOOD CHAIN 5

THE BEAUTY OF THE DECIDUOUS FOREST

Cont. DECIDUOUS FOREST

MAP OF THE DECIDUOUS FOREST

GLOSSARYPRODUCER-an organism that

can make its own food

HERBIVORE-a consumer that consists of only plants

CONCUMER-an organism that gets its food from other organisms

OMNIVORE-a consumer that eats both plants and animals

CARNIVORE-a consumer that feeds on animals

DECOMPOSER-an organism that is capable of breaking down dead organisms and break down waste.

SCAVENGER-an organism that eats on dead animals

PHOTOSYNTHESIS-the process of organisms making food using only sunlight and carbon dioxide

FIRST LEVEL CONSUMER-organisms that eat the producers

SECOND LEVEL CONSUMER-an organism that eats the first level consumers

THIRD LEVEL CONSUMER-an organism that

eats the second level consumers

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

These are the three students that worked as a group to be able to make the power point you just saw possible.

ABOUT VIRY I go to Eastside College Prep and I am in 6th grade. I am 12 years old and my birthday is on February 17,2000.I currently live in Redwood City ,Ca. My favorite subject in school is language arts because I love/ enjoy writing. My favorite thing to do outside of school is going camping and enjoying some time in the outdoors. When I grow up I would like to be a CSI but first I will need to learn in school and give my best into school so that I can get a good career (CSI) in the future .

ABOUT JACKIE I attend Eastside Collage Prepatory school and I love to learn. I am 11 years old and my birthday is on August 21, 2000. I live in East Palo Alto and My favorite subject is Social Studies because I love history and to be amazed of ancient things. My favorite thing to do outside is to go camping at the cost by the sea, I like to feel the cool cold water touch my feet. I also like to hang out with my friends. When I grow up I want to be a person who delivers babies, or a baker/chief and a mom. I want to have a nice little family with two or three kids. I’m a weird girl who loves to laugh and be happy.

ABOUT ANDREA

My name is Andrea and I am 11. My day of birth was May 1 of the year 2000. I attend Eastside college Prep and live in the area of East Palo Alto. My favorite subject in school is math. I find math interesting and to me it seems there is so much of it you cant get enough. When I grow up I want to be fashionista that designs clothes for actress, actor, and simply just famous people in the world. I also find myself wanting to be a person working in a big company like Apple. This is me and my dreams for the future.