Deciduous Woodlamd

Question 1

What is abscission?

Answer 1

A part of the nutrient cycle where leaves fall from trees onto the forest floor

Question 2

What is deciduous?

Answer 2

A type of woodland where trees lose their leaves in Autumn and grow new ones in Spring.

Question 3

What is the difference between deciduous and coniferous woodland?

Answer 3

Trees in coniferous woodlands do not lose their leaves whereas trees in deciduous woodlands do.

Question 4

Give an example of a tree in a deciduous woodland.

Answer 4

Oak tree

Question 5

Give an example of a tree in a coniferous woodland.

Answer 5

Pine tree

Question 6

What is an adaptation?

Answer 6

Ana adaption is a special feature that a plant/animal has that helps them survive in their habitat. Adaptations develop over many years as the habitat changes.

Question 7

How is an oak tree adapted to its habitat? Answer in bullet points.

Answer 7

• produce acorns which fall on the ground and get dispersed by animals
• broad leaves enables more sunlight to be absorb for photosynthesis
• large extensive root system anchors the tree and gives access to to nutrients in the soil
• loses leaves in Autumn to conserve energy

Question 8

Where are most deciduous woodland across the globe?

Answer 8

• North America (Canada, Central Mexico)
• Europe (spreading into Russia)
• Eastern Asia (China, Japan)
• Parts of Australia

Question 9

What is the climate like in deciduous woodland?

Answer 9

Warm summer, colder winters

Question 10

What is the level of rainfall in deciduous woodland? High, medium or low?

Answer 10

High levels of rainfall

Question 11

What are the 4 layers of deciduous woodland?

Answer 11

Ground, scrub, sun-canopy and canopy layer

Question 12

What plants and animals are found in the ground layer?

Answer 12

Plants: Leaf litter, wood, types of fungi, grass, bracken and flowers
Animals: hedgehogs, rabbits, dormice, insects

Question 13

What plants and animals are found in the shrub layer?

Answer 13

Plants: young/pollard trees like hazel, holly & ash
Animals: deer, foxes, small mammals

Question 14

What plants and animals are found in the sub-canopy layer?

Answer 14

Plants: tall trees that have a bit of access to to rain/sunlight from above
Animals: eagles & red squirrels

Question 15

What plants and animals are found in the canopy layer?

Answer 15

Plants: dense layer of dominant trees e.g oak, beech
Animals: small birds e.g robins/woodpeckers