5.2 Epping Forest CASE STUDY

Question 1

How are trees adapted to the UK’s seasonal climate?

Answer 1

• Deciduous and lose their leaves in the winter

Question 2

How do trees in the UK maximise their photosynthesis during the summer?

Answer 2

• Grow broad green leaves during Spring

Question 3

Why do trees in the UK shed their leaves in Autumn?

Answer 3

• conserve energy during the winter

Question 4

What happens by spring in the UK forests?

Answer 4

• leaf litter has disappeared and decomposers and detritivores have broken in down

Question 5

What happens to the nutrients stored in leaves?

Answer 5

• Converted to hummus in soil to support new plant growth

Question 6

How are humans interdependent with the woodland?

Answer 6

• Coppicing
• Picking berries and flowers which spread the seed

Question 7

Where is Epping forest?

Answer 7

• east of London

Question 8

What is Epping Forest home to?

Answer 8

• oak, elm, ash and beech
• diversity of producer species
  -bog and ponds
• 20 species of dragonfly
  -38 bird species

Question 9

How had Epping Forest been managed?

Answer 9

• 100 years managed as hunting grounds for royalty, timber resource and recreation

Question 10

Why is the biomass large?

Answer 10

-Great height of tree and dense undergrowth(living components)

Question 11

Why is the soil store large?

Answer 11

• Plenty of hummus(organic matter)

Question 12

How are nutirents lost?

Answer 12

• leaching when there is heavy rainfall

Question 13

What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

Answer 13

• Create their own food through photosynthesis
• eaten by consumers transferring energy to them

Question 14

Role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

Answer 14

• Breaks down DOM which returns nutients and energy to soil