Temperate Forest

• The temperate forest is a habitat that has a lot of trees and four seasons.

• Soil in the temperate forest is rich in humus.

• Winters are cold and dry and summer are warm and wet.

Animals

• Animals in the temperate forest have adaptations that help them survive the changing seasons.

• Some animals hibernate to help them survive the cold winter.

Plants

• There are a bunch a different plants in the temperate forest.

• There are two different types of trees in temperate forests

-deciduous -coniferous

Vocabulary

• Deciduous- a kind of forest ecosystem with many trees that lose their leaves in the winter.

• Coniferous- a kind of forest ecosystem that stays green all year long.

• Hibernate- to rest or sleep

through the cold winter