Forest Food Webs in Action

Forest Food Webs in Action — page 1 — A FOREST FOOD WEB

Forest Food Webs in Action — page 2 — Chapter 1 FORESTS Tall trees tower above you Fallen leaves cover the ground Small plants grow in the shade beneath the trees You are in a forest Forests are also called woodlands or woods Forests are places where lots of trees and plants grow What is another name for forests

Forest Food Webs in Action — page 3 — What Lives in a forest Forests have many trees They also have bushes ferns and mushrooms Insects and mice live here So do deer and raccoons Tiny bacteria live in the soil Bacteria are much too small for us to see Many different kinds of plants live on the forest floor

Forest Food Webs in Action — page 4 — Red foxes live in forests Foxes eat other animals This fox has caught an animal to eat Forests are some of Earth's most important environments An environment is the place where any creature lives The environment includes the air soil weather and other plants and animals

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