Top layer of the forest.  Leaf-eating insects there provide food for many bird species.

• canopy

• subcanopy

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Found under the canopy, tree-dwelling mammals such as squirrels, sloths, and monkeys eat fruit and leaves.

• canopy

• subcanopy

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Dead or dying trees that feed on insects and other animals. Holes provide nest sites and shelter for many vertebrate species.

• canopy

• subcanopy

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Bushes and plants such as rhododendrons and groundcover plants such as ferns provide varied habitats.

• canopy

• subcanopy

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

Plants found on the bottom layer. Much biodiversity is found here such as insects and decomposers.

• canopy

• subcanopy

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Regrowth of trees that were all mostly cut at the same time.

• Even-aged harvesting

• shelterwood approach

• seed-tree approach

• uneven-aged harvesting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Regrowth of trees that were cut at different times as with a selection system.

• Even-aged harvesting

• shelterwood approach

• seed-tree approach

• uneven-aged harvesting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When timber is harvested with the ____ approach, small numbers of mature and healthy seed-producing trees are left standing so they can reseed the logged area.

• Even-aged harvesting

• shelterwood approach

• seed-tree approach

• uneven-aged harvesting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When timber is harvested with the ____ approach,  a small number of mature trees are left in 

place to provide shelter for seedlings as they grow. 

• Even-aged harvesting

• shelterwood approach

• seed-tree approach

• uneven-aged harvesting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Harvesting technique in which all or most of the trees in an area are cut at once leading to an even-aged forest

• selection system

• clear-cutting

• deforestation

• old-growth forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5