When plants lose their leaves
When animals return from the south in the summer
When animals become inactive during the winter
When birds hide food
Temperate forests are forests with extreme climates.
To find food
To mate
It’s too cold in the temperate forest
To avoid predators
Have large leaves which aren’t lost in the winter
Lose their leaves in the winter
Have needles that are kept throughout the year
The soil
The canopy
The forest floor
From the seed when they germinate
From mycorrhizae (fungi) around their roots
From their leaves
From their roots
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If they didn’t, snow could pile up on their branches and break them off
Days are shorter and temperatures are lower in winter, so photosynthesis is less effective during winter
Birds eat more leaves during the winter, so they would eat all the tree leaves
They’re worn out and there is no more nitrogen left in them
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