3.2.4. Temperate rain forests:

♤ The temperate rain forests exhibit a marked seasonality with regard to temperature and rainfall.

♤ Rainfall is high, and fog may be very heavy. It is the important source of water than rainfall itself.

♤ The biotic diversity of temperate rain forests is high as compared to other temperate forest. However, the diversity of plants and animals is much low as compared to the tropical rainforest.

Do you know?

Frog’s tongues are attached to the front of their mouths rather than at the back like humans. When a frog catches an insect it throws its sticky tongue out of it’s mouth and wraps it around its prey. The frog’s tongue then snaps back and throws the food down its throat.