Woodland and Forest Habitat
What is a habitat?
The place where an animal or plant lives
What does a forest look like?
How is a forest different from a desert?
What are in forests?
Soil, water, plants, animals and trees
The land is covered by trees, soil, water and full of wildlife.
There are five major layers in a forest
What are the layers of the forest?
CanopyUnderstoryShrub LayerHerbal LayerForest Floor
Canopy
Highest layer in the forest Filled with the largest and oldest trees Owls, hawks and eagles fly and live here
Understory
Just beneath the Canopy and above the Shrub layer
Middle sized and aged trees
Squirrels, cardinals and other birds
Shrub Layer
Below the understory and above the herbal layer
Shrubs, bushes and small, baby trees Deer feed and hide here
Herbal Layer
Above the forest floor Wildflowers and dandelions Ruffed grouse, rabbits and foxes
Forest floor
The ground and underground Tree roots, fungi, grass and weeds Earthworms, insects and spiders
What is the top layer of the forest?
Name an animal that lives in the understory.
What type of plant grows in the shrub layer?
Where do dandelions and wildflowers grow?
What is the bottom layer of the forest?
ReviewCanopy
Cardinals, other small birds and squirrels
Small trees, bushes and shrubs
Herbal Layer
Forest Floor
Wintertime in the forest
What do the animals do?
Hibernate
Sleep during the wintertime
What animals hibernate?
Stay
Stay in the forest and do what they normally do
What animals stay?
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