What is a Taiga?
The taiga is the biome in which is forest like but extremely cold and lonely. The cold and food shortages makes it really hard to live there and mainly in the winter. Some of the animals in the taiga hibernate in the winter, some fly south if they can, while some just cooperate with the environment, which is very difficult.
Taiga is the Russian word for forest and is the largest biome in the world. It stretches over Eurasia and North America. The Taiga doesnt have many plant life or even animal species due to its weather. Not many plant life can survive because the weather is just too cold. Taiga's winter may go as low as -65 F and Summers may go as high as 70 F. Their main seasons are winter and summer because autumn and spring are really short.
Coniferous trees are also known as evergreens. They have long, thin waxy needles. The wax protects them from freezing temperatures and from drying out. Evergreens don't lose their leaves in the winter like deciduous trees. They keep their needles all year long. This is so they can start photosynthesis as soon as the weather gets warm. The dark color of evergreen needles allows them to absorb heat from the sun and also helps them start photosynthesis early.
Taiga is the Russian word for forest and is the largest biome in the world. It stretches over Eurasia and North America. The Taiga doesnt have many plant life or even animal species due to its weather. Not many plant life can survive because the weather is just too cold. Taiga's winter may go as low as -65 F and Summers may go as high as 70 F. Their main seasons are winter and summer because autumn and spring are really short.
Coniferous trees are also known as evergreens. They have long, thin waxy needles. The wax protects them from freezing temperatures and from drying out. Evergreens don't lose their leaves in the winter like deciduous trees. They keep their needles all year long. This is so they can start photosynthesis as soon as the weather gets warm. The dark color of evergreen needles allows them to absorb heat from the sun and also helps them start photosynthesis early.