Terrestrial Ecosystems

Forests

Many trees

temperatures vary

plenty of rainfall

Deciduous Forest

has 4 seasons

trees that lose their leaves

Plants trees, ferns, mosses, shrubs, grasses

Animals bears, foxes, rabbits, deer, snakes, cardinals, owls

Coniferous Forest

Colder temperatures

Trees that produce seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles.

Do not lose leaves in fall

Animals elk, moose, beavers, wolves, finches, and jays

Rainforests

Very warm, very rainy, humid

Rich in plant and animal life

Animals monkeys, panthers, snakes and other reptiles, spiders, parrots, and toucans.

Grasslands

fertile soil covered by tall grasses and some woody shrubs, hardly any trees

warm

some rainfall

gently rolling hills

Animals prairie dogs, grasshoppers, birds, bison

Grasslands

In North America the grasslands are called Prairies

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