All about the Taiga
What country does the word Taiga come from and what does it mean?
Russia. It means Land of the little sticks.
This type of tree stays green all year and has needle-shaped leaves.
Evergreen
This is the largest animal in the boreal forest and uses its long legs to walk through deep snow.
Moose
This word means a behavior or body feature that helps a plant or animal survive.
adaptation
What is a biome?
A biome is a large area of the Earth with a similar climate, plants, and animals.
Describe the climate of the Taiga.
Long cold winters and short mild summers.
Spell the name of this soft green plant covers the forest floor.
Moss
These animals live and hunt in packs, working together to catch prey like deer and rabbits.
Wolves
Moose have these long body parts that help them walk through deep snow. Spell it.
L-e-g-s
How many biomes have scientists divided planet Earth into?
eleven (11)
Explain a simple food chain you might see in the Boreal Forest. (to show how energy moves from the sun)
A plant like a blueberry bush gets energy from the sun, a hare might eat the blueberries, and then a Lynx might eat the hare.
These three evergreen trees are the most common in the boreal forest.
Spruce, Fir, and Pine.
This wild cat has big furry paws that work like snowshoes to help it hunt in deep snow. Spell it's name.
Lynx
Bears survive winter by doing this—slowing their body down and sleeping to save energy.
hibernation
What biome is the largest on Earth?
Where is the Taiga located?
The northern parts of North America, Europe and Asia, just below the Arctic Circle.
Name two types of shrubs that grow close to the forest floor.
Blueberry and Cranberry
These giant predators live in the taiga and spend the summer eating a lot so they can hibernate in the winter.
Bears
What adaptation do Lynx and Siberian Tigers have that help them to stay on top of the snow when they hunt?
big furry paws that act like like snow shoes
This biome stays so cold that in some places the soil stays frozen all year, forming what?
permafrost
This type of tree stays green all year and has needle-shaped leaves.
Evergreen
This plant is actually a mix of fungi and algae, and it grows on rocks and tree trunks in the taiga.
Lichen
This powerful striped predator lives in the Siberian part of the boreal forest and is one of the most famous animals of the taiga. Spell its name.
S-i-b-e-r-i-a-n T-i-g-e-r
Evergreen trees have needle leaves with this special feature that keeps water inside during freezing temperatures. Spell the word.
W-a-x-y coating
Name 5 different biomes.
temperate forest, desert, marine, grasslands, fresh water, savanah/tropical grassland, tundra, ice, tundra