Taiga

By: Piper Walls

Facts
Average Temperature: The average temperature is 32*F. The average for the winter is 21*F. The
average for the summer is 51*F. The highest temperature ever in a Taiga is 104*F.
Average Annual Precipitation: The annual precipitation is 12-33 inches, with most of it falling in the
summer as rain.
Geosphere ( rocks, soil, ground) information: Soil type: Spodosol (tends to be poor in nutrients and can
be acidic)
Biosphere( Living things) information: The black bear, lynx, otter, fox, wolverine, and bobcat can be
found in this biome. It has animals very similar to the deciduous forest biome. All cedar, spruce,
birch, pine, fir, and and poplar trees can be found here.
Hydrosphere(water) information:The biggest source of water is the glaciers that are melting
constantly. Old glaciers have made streams and lakes.
 Name Lifespan Standard Form Weight Expanded Form Length Expanded Notation Height Word Form

Producer:
Douglas Fir 700 years old 4,000+800 (4,800) (1x2) meters Seventy to two hundred fifty
feet tall

Producer:
White Spruce 300 years old 100+30 (130) (1x1) meter Eighty to one hundred forty feet tall

Consumer:
Deer 6 through 14 years Male:100+50 Female:100 (1x3)+(.1x1)feet One and seven tenths through
Three and nine tenths
Name Lifespan Standard Form Weight Expanded Form Length Expanded Notation Height Word Form

Consumer:
Lynx 14 years 20+8 through 60+6lbs (1x2)+(.1x.5) through (1x4)+(.1x.3) feet Nineteen inches
Through two and three tenths feet

Decomposer:
Worms 6 years 0+.3+.09 (1x7) centimeter Three and seven tenths centimeters
Math
3 comparisons: 4,800>150 -4,800 (weight of douglas fir) 150 (weight of male deer) 14>6 -14 (lifespan of
lynx) 6 (lifespan of worm) 700>300(700 (lifespan of douglas fir) 300 (lifespan of white spruce)

2 totals: 250+3.7=253.7 -250 (height of douglas fir) 3.7 (height of worm) 4,800+700=5,500 -4,800
(weight of douglas fir) 700 (lifespan of douglas fir)

2 differences: 14-6=8 -14 (lifespan of deer) 6 ( lifespan of worm) 700-250=450 -700 (lifespan of
douglas fir) 250 (height of douglas fir)

3 Numbers Rounded: 28 rounded is 30 -weight of lynx) 4,800 rounded is 5,000 -weight of douglas fir)
150 rounded is 200 -weight of male deer
Interesting Facts
Fires are very common in the taiga biome. These fires are necessary to help rid the area of old and sick

trees.

There is not much variety in plants. Majority of the plants are conifer trees which is why the taiga is

referred to as the coniferous forest.

The conifer trees in the taiga biome are referred to as evergreen. This means they remain green all

year round and never drop their leaves.

Because evergreen trees do not drop leaves, there is nothing to keep the soil in the taiga full of

nutrients. This is the reason why there is not much variety in the vegetation.

Softwood timber is used to make paper. Majority of softwood timber comes from the taiga biome.
Websites

https://prezi.com/kk64zxjjvlif/the-taiga-biome/
http://www.wood-database.com/douglas-fir
http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/taiga_biome_facts/162/

My research sheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kmbuixp-2AnK1eClR4QaSN9kWMYCcBnQSWxlaBPMVZM/edit