Taiga Team B
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TaigaTeam B
Jesse Crompton Lauren Mitchell Kyle Tarnapolsky Morgan Saltzman
Taigas location • Largest biome • North America, Northern Europe, and
Northern Asia • Stretches to north • South tundra • Taiga Russian word (swampy forest)
Taigas Climate • Yearly temperature -10 to 14˚C • Yearly precipitation 35cm• Summer swampy • Winter very cold
Plants• Mostly conifers• Pine• Spruce• Fir• Don’t fall off• Survives in snow and cold• Deciduous Trees• Falls off• Changes color• Conifers needle life with pines the ground is shaded due
to trees• Limited sunlight
Plant adaptations• Conifers= summer• Mostly lives in winter• Deciduous=summer+warm areas• Dies in the cold• Conifers mostly forests• Small plants and grasses in meadows and clearings
Animal Adaptations oMoose oElkoDeeroBeaversoSquirrelsoWolves o LynxesoOtteroBlack bearsoWolverines
Animal Adaptations oElk and Deer (Hooves help movement
though snow)oSquirrels and black bears (Hibernation:
survive through winter)oWolves and otters (guard hair to keep
away moisture) o Lynxes oBeavers (make dams) oMoose (grow fur to keep warm)oWolverines (strong jaws)
Environmental Issues• Trees• Canopy• Plants
• Pollution• Hard to get food in the winter
Environmental Issues• Predators• Lynx• Bobcats • Wolverines
• Hunting• Deforestation• Insects• Plaques• Plants Can’t Grow
Environmental Issues• Animals loss of habitats• Extinction• Danger to humans
• Plants used for medicine