Temprate+Deciduous+Forest+Facts

Eric D.'s and Kevan B.'s Kingdom Protists Protists are single celled, microscopic eukaryotes. Two examples of protists are a lichen and paramecium.

The tree lichen lives on trees in the temperate deciduous forest. The paramecium is found in oxygenated aquatic environments, feeding near vegatative matter. Paramecium's scientific name is //Parameciidae parameciidae//, along with lichen's name; //Flavoparmelia rutidota//. Kingdom Monera One of the many bacterias found in the deciduous forest is //Escherichia coli// more commonly known as E. coli. //Bacillus subtilis// is another monera found in the temperate deciduous forest. Here are some photos of these monera.

 Kingdom Fungi FUNGI: Any of numerous eukaryotic organisms ( organisms with a nucleus and mitochondria) of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue. Examples include: yeasts, molds, smuts, and mushrooms.

This is a picture of a shelf fungi. It is commonly found on trees throughout the temperate deciduous forests. Commonly known as shelf fungi, the scientific name is //Ganoderma tsugae.// Shelf fungi can be dull gray to white. Some can have colored stripes such as the fungi in the picture above. Shelf fungi do not have a stalk and have a typically smooth underside with minute pores that can often only be seen with a magnifying glass. Here is a picture of multiple puffballs or stone fungus on the floor of the temperate deciduous forest. These are a type of fungi that are round without a stalk or cap or are round with a very small undifferentiated stalk and cap. Mostly you will find these growing in fields, lawns or on rotting matter. Inside the puffballs are small brown dry spores which come out when the fungi is squeezed or stepped on, this is how they reproduce. The scientific name for this is //Scleroderma cepa//. //Scleroderma// referring to the tough skin surrounding the mass of spores. Most of the spores from puffballs are poisonous but some type of stone fungus produce nonpoisonous spores. If spores are presented to the organs it is most likely to make that person sick or even become a fatal situation. Kingdom Plantae A plant is a multi-cellular organism that produces food for itself through photosynthesis. This is a picture of moss, located on the ground of the temperate deciduous forest. Kingdom: //Plantae// Division: //Bryophyta// Class: //Bryopsida// Order: //Hypnales// Family: //Brachythecia// Genus: //Homolathecium species:// //nutalli// This is a picture of multiple horsetails on the floor of the deciduous forest. They grow on the ground in the wetter areas of the temperate deciduous forest. Kingdom: //Plantae// Divison: //Sphenophyta// Class: //Equisetopsida// Order: //Equisetales// Family: //Equisteracea// Genus: //Equisetum// species: //telmateia//

This is a picture of equisetophyta, found growing on the ground in the temperate deciduous. Kingdon: //Plantae// Division: //Psilotophyta// Class: //Psilotopsida// Order: //Psilopsida// Family: //Silotaceae// Genus: //Psilotum// species: //nudum//

This is a picture of //Polypodiophyta//, or ferns. Ferns are found growing on the floor of the temperate deciduous. Kingdom: //Plantae// Division: //Polypodiophyta// Class: //Filicopsida// Order: //Polypodilaes// Family: Genus: species:

This is a picture of an Araucariaceae tree which is a conifer. Conifers have small needle leaves that do not fall of in the beginning of f all. Kingdom: //Plantae// Division: //Coniferous// Class: //Pinopsida// Order: //Araucariaceae// Family: //Araucaria// Genus: //Araucaria// species: //heteropylla//

This is a wonderful photo of a //Magnolia virginiana.// This is found growing everywhere where there is fertile soil. Kingdom: //Plantae// Phylum: //Magnoliophyta// Class: //Magnoiopsida// Order: //Capparales// Family: //Magnoliaceae// Genus: //Magnolia// species: //virginiana// This is a picture of several oak leaves which are angiosperms. An angiosperm is a plant that has a biolgical fruit surrounding a seed or multiple seeds. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Anthopyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus species: robur Kingdom Animalia Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Annelida// Class: //Oligocchaeta// Order: //Haplotaxida// Family: //Acanthodrilidae// Genus: //Lumbricus// species: //terrestris// Earthworms or Nightcrawlers usually are found in moist soil just under the surface. They dig tunnels underground to go from place to place. Earthworms are part of a group that are called Segmented worms. Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Arthropoda// Class: //Insecta// Order: //Mantodea// Family: //Mantidae// Genus: //Archimantis// species: //latistyla// Carnivore found living on ground in temperate deciduous forest native to Austraila.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Nematoda// Class: //Adenophorea// Order: //Monochida// Family: //Meloidogynidae// Genus: //Acrobeles// species: //cephalatus// A type of roundworm found crawling through the soil of the temperate deciuous.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Molluska// Class: //Cephalopoda// Order: //Teuthida// Family: //Loliginidae// Genus: //Sepioteteuthis// species: //sepioidea// A decomposer found crawling around temperate deciduous floor.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Mamalia// Order: //Artiodactyla// Family: //Cervidae// Genus: //Odocoileus// species: //virginianus// The White-tailed deer is very common in the temperate deciduous forest. It is found living everywhere by wooded areas. It lives in the deciduous forest year-round and is more common in the winter than in the summer. A deer is a herbivore which means it eats only plants.

Kingdom: //Plantae// Phylum: //Angiosperms// Class: //Commelinids// Order: //Poales// Family: //Poaceae// Genus: //Alopercurus// species: //pratenis// Grass is a producer. Grass is found growing on the floor throughout the temperate deciduous forest.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Angiosperms// Class: //Monocots// Order: //Asparagales// Family: //Agavaceae// Genus: //Anthericum// species: //liliago// This beautiful flower sprouts up from soil anywhere in the temperate deciduous forest. It is a tasty treat for other herbivores(deer, rabbit, ect..)

Kingdom: //Plantae// Phylum: //Bryophyta// Class: //Sphagnopsida// Order: //Sphagnales// Family: //Sphagnaceae// Genus: //Sphagnum// species: //affine// Moss is found growing on the floor of the temperate deciduous forest. Moss is considered a producer.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Magnoliophyta// Class: //Magnoliopsida// Order: //Fagales// Family: //Fagaceae// Genus: //Quercus// species: //robur// This is an Oak tree which is in the plant kingdom and also the animal kingdom, so it's a living organism that produces its own food. The nuts and leaves are also food to other animals such as the squirrel and other decomposers. This is found living nearby and in the woods of the deciduous forest. Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Angiospermae// Class: //Eudicots// Order: //Sapindales// Family: //Sapindaceae// Genus: //Acer// species: //saccharum// This is a common tree in the temperate deciduous forest. It is the sugar maple, a biotic organism and a producer. This is also found living in or nearby the wood of this biome. Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Aves// Order: //Accipitriformes// Family: //Accipitridae// Genus: //Buteo// species: //jamaicensis// This is a Red tailed hawk in flight. Hawks are carnivores which means they eat meat. These birds live in trees high up in the forest of this biome

Rabbits are herbivores, or animals that eat only plants. They make their nests on or in the ground. They can ony be found in some of the United States temperate deciduous forest.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Mammalia// Order: //Lagomorpha// Family: //Leporidae// Genus: //Sylvilagus// species: //floridanus//

The brown bear is an omnivore, and eats both plants and other herbivores. Bears can be found roaming in North America, North Europe, and North Asia.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Mammalia// Order: C//arnivora// Family: //Ursidae// Genus: //Ursus// species: //arctos//

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