The forest floor
The soil
The canopy
Birds eat more leaves during the winter, so they would eat all the tree leaves
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Days are shorter and temperatures are lower in winter, so photosynthesis is less effective during winter
They’re worn out and there is no more nitrogen left in them
If they didn’t, snow could pile up on their branches and break them off
The sun is no longer turning them green
Green chlorophyll is being removed, revealing other pigments in the leaves
Chemical reactions are occurring because it’s getting colder
To find food
To mate
To avoid predators
It’s too cold in the temperate forest
Have needles that are kept throughout the year
Lose their leaves in the winter
Have large leaves which aren’t lost in the winter
Temperate forests are forests with extreme climates.
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
From their leaves
From the seed when they germinate
From their roots
From mycorrhizae (fungi) around their roots