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=The five kingdoms in the Temperate deciduous forest=

Monera:
This includes bacteria. Bacteria practically lives everywhere on earth except for a few extreme environments. The temperate deciduous forest is teeming with bacteria, as a part of its ecosystem. Some of these include the //Enterobacter agglomerans, Elocridium butyricum, Pesudotsga menziensii, Quercux petraea// and the //Bacillus subtilis//, which is a bacteria that lives in dirt. //Escherichia Coli// ( Also known as E. Coli) is a bacteria found in the soil and other parts of the forest.





Protist:
This kingdom consists of microscopic organisms with organelles, a nucleus and some that are multi-celled. Some protists include: //Volvox aureus//, //Pseudotrichonympha parabasalia, paramecium, and// //Colpoda.//



Fungi:
There is a endless variety of fungi in the deciduous forest. There are thread-like, club-like, and sac-fungi. Fungi are an important part of this forest because they are decomposers. Some fungi is beneficial while others seem to be more parasitic. //Armillaria bulbosa// is a parasite to trees, by feeding on them. Many mushrooms are very poisonous like the fly agaric mushroom //(amanita muscaria)// and. However there are a few edible mushrooms as well like. Some type of poisionous mushrooms are //Amanita muscaria// (fly agaric),



Animals:
There is a wide variety of animals in the temperate deciduous forest, from a big black bear to a tiny tree frog. One type of mammal that is very common here is the //Sylvilagus floridanus,// which is well known as the cotton-tailed bunny. The animals in the temperate forest are very unique in their own ways. For an example the tree frog, //Rana sylvatica,// can blend in with it environment to protect itself from predators. There are many types of predators in the temperate deciduous forest including //Panthera onca// (puma), //Felis rufus// (bobcat), //Ursus arctos// (grizzly and brown bears), and //Ursus americanus// (black bear) which all eat small mammals. Herbivores in the temperate deciduous forest include: white tailed deer (//Odocoileus virginianus//), red squirrel (//Tamiasciurus hudsonicus//), and monarch butterflies (//Danaus plexippus//). //Ambystoma mexicanum// (blue-spotted salamander, //Meleagris gallopavo// (wild turkey), //Lepus americanus// (snowshoe hare), //Ursus americanus// //(black bear),// //Ursus arctos// (brown bear), //and Eurasian elk// (moose).



Plants:
The temperate deciduous forest is prolific with plants, especially trees. Common trees like //Quercus alba// (white oak) are homes to many animal species. The American beech (//Fagus grandifolia)// is known for its smooth skin-like bark, while its cousin the blue beech //(Carpinus caroliniana)// has a blue-gray tinted bark. Birch species like the white birch (//Betula pubescens)// or the river birch (//Betula nigra)// grow in cooler places usually in the northern parts on North America. May apples (//Podophyllum peltatum)// grow in may, blueberry bushes (//Cyanococcus//)serve as a food for animals, and grasses inhabit this biome as well. Although this is called the temperate deciduous forest, conifers inhabit its rich, fertile soil as well.



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