Temperate Biome

Question 1

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	Days are shorter and temperatures are lower in winter, so photosynthesis is less effective during winter
	1 and 2
	If they didn’t, snow could pile up on their branches and break them off
	They’re worn out and there is no more nitrogen left in them
	Birds eat more leaves during the winter, so they would eat all the tree leaves

Question 2

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	When birds hide food
	When animals return from the south in the summer
	When animals become inactive during the winter
	When plants lose their leaves

Question 3

Temperate forests are forests with extreme climates.

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	True
	False

Question 4

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	Lose their leaves in the winter
	Have large leaves which aren’t lost in the winter
	Have needles that are kept throughout the year

Question 5

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	From their leaves
	From their roots
	From mycorrhizae (fungi) around their roots
	From the seed when they germinate

Question 6

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	To mate
	To find food
	To avoid predators
	It’s too cold in the temperate forest

Question 7

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	Green chlorophyll is being removed, revealing other pigments in the leaves
	Chemical reactions are occurring because it’s getting colder
	The sun is no longer turning them green

Question 8

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	The canopy
	The forest floor
	The soil