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Explore the characteristics of tropical rain forests, including their diverse layers and the incredible biodiversity they support. Learn about the important role these forests play in the global ecosystem and the challenges they face.
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Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Objectives • List three characteristics of tropical rain forests. • Name and describe the main layers of a tropical rain forest. • Describe one plant in a temperate deciduous forest and an adaptation that helps the plant survive. • Describe one adaptation that may help an animal survive in the taiga. • Name two threats to the world’s forest biomes.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Forest Biomes • Of all the biomes in the world, ________ biomes are the most ___________ and the most _________. • The ______ _____ of forests need a lot of _______, so forests can be found where __________ are _____ to _____ and where __________ is ________. • There are _________ main forest biomes of the world: ___________, ____________, and _______________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Tropical Rain Forests • ____________ ______ forests are forests or jungles _____ the _________They are characterized by ________ amounts of ______ and _______ ___________ in _______________ and contain the ___________ known ___________ of organisms on Earth. • They help _______ world _______ and play ______ roles in the ________, ________, and _____ cycles. • They are ______, ______, and get strong ______ which allows them to ________ a fairly __________temperature that is ideal for a ______ variety of _______ and ___________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Tropical Rain Forests
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Nutrients in Tropical Rain Forests • Most ________ are within the _____, not the _____. • ____________ on the rain-forest _____ break down ______ organisms and ______ the _______ to the ________, but plants ______ ______ the nutrients. • Some ______ in the tropical rain forest support ______ that _____ on _____ ______ matter on the rain-forest ______. In this relationship, the ______ transfer the _______ from the ______ _______ directly to the ________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Nutrients in Tropical Rain Forests • _________ from dead _______ ________ are removed so __________ that _______ from rain forests is often as _____ as ________ water. • ______ ________ soils that are _____ of _______ for agriculture lack _________ and ________ support _______ for more than a ______ years. • _______ of the ______ form ______ ______ roots called _________ or ________ that grow ________ from the ______ to provide it with ______ ______ in the ____ ______.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rain Forest • In tropical _____ __________, different types of ________ grow in different _______. • There are ______ main layers of the rain forest: • The __________ Layer • The _______ ________ • The __________ _____ • The ___________
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rain Forest
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rain Forest • The ______________ layer is the ____ ________ layer in a forest where the trees extend _______ surrounding trees. • Trees in this layer _____ and ________ into ______ ____________ reaching heights of ___ to ___ m and can measure up to __ m around. • Animals such as _______, ______, __________, and ________ live in the ___________ layer.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rain Forest • The _________ is the _________ of _________ that ______ the forest ________, and is considered to be the ________ layer of the rain forest. • The ____ trees, more than 30 m tall, form a _______ layer that _________ up to ______ percent of the ___________. • The _______ can be split into an ______ and _______ canopy with the ______ canopy receiving ______ of the _________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rain Forest • __________ are ________ that use ________ plant for ________ but ___ for ___________ and are located on _____ ______ in the __________. • Growing on ____ trees allows them to _____ the __________ needed for ________________, and to ________ the ______ and __________ that ____ _______ the tree after it ______. • Most _______ that live in the ____ ______ live in the _______ because they _______ on the _________ flowers and ______ that grow there.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Layers of the Rainforest • The _________ is the ________ layer that is _______ and ______ by the main ______ of a _______. • ______ ______ reaches this layer allowing only ______ and ______ adapted to ______ to grow there. • _____ ________ in the understory do _____ grow more that ______ m tall. • _______ with ______ ________ leaves that grow on the ________ _______ capture the ______ amount of _______ that penetrates the ___________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 ____________ Diversity • The _______ of rain-forest ___________ has led to the ___________ of a diverse ___________ of ________. • ________ rainforest _______ are __________ that use _______ ________ in particular ways to avoid __________ and have ________ amazing ways to capture _____ and avoid ________. • _______ use __________ to avoid ________ and may be ________ like ________ or twigs.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Threats to Rain Forests • Every minute of every day, _____ ______ of tropical rainforest are _______ for _______ operations, ___________, and ____ exploration. _____-_____ trading _____ the rain forests of _____ and _______ plant and animal species _____ found there. • ________ ________occurs when ______ inhabited by an _________ is ________ or altered. • If the _______ that an organism _______ on is destroyed, the _______ is at risk of ____________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Threats to Rain Forests • An estimated ____ _______ _______ peoples live in tropical ____ _______ and are also ___________ by habitat destruction. • Because they ________ nearly __________ they need from the forest, the ______ of their habitat could _____ them to leave their ______ and move into _______. • This _______ change of _______ may then cause the native peoples to ____ their ______ and ____________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Temperate Forests • ___________ rain forests are forests communities that are characterized by _____, _______ weather and ________ ______, where tree branches are draped with _______, tree trunks are covered with _______, and the forest floor is covered with _______. • They occur in ______ ________, ________, and ____ _______, and are dominated by evergreen trees such as the _______ ____ and Sitka spruce.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Temperate Forests • Although located ______ of most other rain forests, the ________ rain forest of the ________ ________ still maintains a _________ temperature year round. • It ______ _______ because the nearby _______ _______ waters keep temperatures ____ by blowing ____ _____ _______ over the forest. • As the _____ _______ meet the coastal Olympic Mountains, a ______ amount of ________ is produced which keeps the temperature _____ and the air ________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Temperate Deciduous Forests • Temperate _________ forests are forests characterized by _____ that _____ their _____ in the _____, and located between ___º and _____º north latitude. • The ______ of __________ can be ________, with ________temperatures soaring to _____ºC (95º F) and _______ temperatures often falling ______ _______. • They receive ___ to _____ cm of _________ annually which helps to ________ dead organic matter contributing to the _____ ______ of the forest.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Temperate Deciduous Forests
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Plants of ___________ Forests • _______ in the deciduous forests grow in ______ with ____ _____, such as ______, dominating the ________ while _______ cover the ________. Also, _____ ______ reaches deciduous ______ ______ than ____ _______ floors allowing _____ _______ to grow. • Temperate-forest plants are ________ to survive __________ changes. In the ____ and ______, trees shed their ______ and _____ go ________ under the _______ of the soil. With the returning _______ in the ______, the trees grow _____ _______ and ______ germinate.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Animals of Deciduous Forests • The ________ of temperate deciduous forests are _______ to ____ the forest _______ for both ______ and ________. • ______ cannot ______ the _______ winter of the deciduous forests so each ____ they fly ______ for _________ weather and better availability of ______. • Other animals, such as ________ and ______, ______ their ________ so that they do ____ ______ as much _______ for energy, enabling them to ________ the _______.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Taiga • The _________ is the region of ________, coniferous _______ below the ______ and ______ tundra regions. • The taiga has _____ _______ and _____ __________. • The ________ season can be as ______ as ____ days with _____ plant growth occurring during the _______ months because of nearly _______ _________ and ______ amounts of ____________.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Taiga
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Plants of the Taiga • A conifer is a tree that has ______ that ______ in ______. Their leaves’ ______ shape and ______ coating helps them to retain ______ in the winter. The conifer’s ______ also helps the tree _____ _____ to the _______ and not get weighed down. • _________ needles contains substances that make the ____ ______ when they fall to the ground preventing _____ from ______ on the ______. • Also, _____ forms _____ in the ______ because the ______ and ______ slow decomposition.
Section 2 Forest Biomes Chapter 6 Animals of the Taiga • The taiga has many ______ and _________ that in the __________ attract ________ that feed on insects. • To avoid the ________ winters, birds _______, while some _____ ______ residents, such as ______, burrow ___________ for better insulation. • Other animals, such as ________ hares, have __________ to avoid _________ by _________ their ________ summer fur and growing _______ fur that camouflages them in the _______ _____.