SNOWSHOE RABBIT
RIVER OTTER
BLUE SPRUCE
JACK PINE
Mutualism(lichen)
Human Interaction
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LOI 1-The components of an ecosystem and biome.
KEY CONCEPT-form Physical features of taiga PRECIPITATION-The average precipitation is 40 inches. In the summer time it is 10-20 inches. In the winter it is 20-40 inches. There is mostly rain in the summer and snow in the winter. CLIMATE-Winter, with it's freezing cold temperatures, lasts for six to seven months. Summer is a rainy, hot and short season in the taiga. BALSAM FIR Fall is the shortest season for taiga. Spring brings flowers, the frozen ponds melt, and the animals come out from hibernation. FLORA-The few common plants of the Taiga are- spruces-white spruce,black spruce,siberian spruce,blue spruce. fir-balsam fir,douglas fir,white fir. pine-jack pine FAUNA-wolverines, lynx ,snowshoe rabbits, owls, eagles, foxes ,otters, grizzly bears, mosquitoes,ants,caribou TEMPERATURE-The average temperature throughout the year is -54 to 21 degrre celsius. In winters the temperature is -4 degrees farenhiet . There are mostly freezing cold temperatures. LOI 2-The interdependence of ecosystem within a biome. KEY CONCEPT-Funtion Adaptation Animals- Have long fur which help them to stay in the climate and the birds have wings to hide their body in cold.... Plants- are very less in taiga so the plants which are there have leaves from which they can hide in their cold... Most animals migrate to warmer climates once the cold weather begins. Some animals have adapted to life in the taiga by hibernating when temperatures drop. Other animals have adapted to the extreme cold temperatures by producing a layer of insulating feathers or fur to protect them from the cold. Evergreens use a wide variety of physical adaptations. Some of these adaptations include their shape, leaf type, root system, and color. Their name, evergreen, describes an important adaptation. They are always--or ever green. Because they don't drop their leaves when temperatures cool, they don't have to regrow them in the spring. Symbiotic relationship Mutualism:-bees fly from plant to plant. The flowers are benefiting by getting pollinated and the bees are getting food. Mutualism- An example of Mutualism in the Taiga Biome, is Lichens and the Black Spruce Tree. The Lichen gets food from the dead matter on the Black Spruce, and the Lichen gives the Black Spruce nutrients. Commensalism:-moss growing on trees because the moss benefits by having a cool place to grow because if it grew in the sun it would dry up, but the tree is neither benefited nor harmed. Commensalism:-An example of commensalism in the taiga is a squirrel living in the hole of a tree. It gives the squirrel a place to stay, but the tree gets nothing out of it. Parasitism:_winter tick hitchhikes on moose's back. The winter tick is receiving food and a place to stay whilesucking blood from the moose's body which is beneficial for the tick, but the complete opposite for the moose. Parasitism- An example of Parasitism in the Taiga Biome, is brain worms and Caribou. When the Brain Worms reaches the Caribou's brain, the Brain Worm eats away at the brain until the Caribou simply dies. Nutritional relationship food chain:-grass-snowshoe hare-red fox. grass-caribou-grizzaly bear-tiger-decomposers food web:- LOI 3- Human interaction with the environment affects the balance of system KEY CONCEPT-causation Human interaction *As with many forest, the taiga biome is in danger because of deforestation…[Negative Problem] *Another problem by human influences is acid rain…[Negative problem] *Another positive impact of humans is that there is an effort to protect the forest as a whole…[Positive] *People are making efforts to reduce the amount of hunting in the Taiga… *This impacts on the taiga biome do not happen for no reason as a lot of the times… CREDITS TO:- http://taigaofbiomes.weebly.com/symbiotic-relationships.html http://www.cotf.edu/etehtml/modules/msese/earthsysflr/taigaA. http://the-taiga-biome.weebly.com/human-influences.html http://borealforestandtaiga.weebly.com/mutualism-commensalism-and-parasitism-examples.html http://mitchmeece.yolasite.com/symbiotic-relationships.php Special credits to:- weebly.com |