THE TENACIOUS TAIGA

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THE TENACIOUS TAIGA

• BY CASEY CREMONESE
• 5TH GRADE SPARTA ELEMENTARY

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HABITAT

• The taiga is biome is the type of habitat in
  certain
• places like mountain tops,deserts and tropical
  forest
• and is determined by the climate of the place.

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PLANTS NUMBER 1 BALSAM FIR

• Its like a small evergreen tree.
• The needles can grow up to be 1 1/2
• inches long.
• They first appeared around 30 to 50
• Years ago.

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PLANTS NUMBER 2SIBERIAN SPRUCE

• The tree-like plant can grow up to be
• 30 meters tall.
• The needles are around 10 to 18 mm.
• long, but kind of short.
• The pinecones grow up to be 6 to 8
• centimeters long.

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PLANTS NUMBER 3 WHITE FIR

• The white fir can grow up to be
• 60 to 100 feet long(its a tree).
• The cones are around 2 to 5 inches
• long.
• The white fir can live for about 300
• years.(it should take a long time to go.)

Did you know That the white fir is
Mostly used for an Christmas tree?
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ANIMALS NUMBER 1BALD EAGLE

• The bald eagle has excellent
• vision to see any prey they need
• to catch.
• Their wingspan is around 2 meters
• when they are adults.
• This eagle is also considered a sea
• eagle.
• If you didnt know the BALD EAGLE
• is the national bird of the U.S.A.

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ANIMALS NUMBER 2THE CANADIAN LYNX

• Its like a big cat in some ways.
• Its fur is yellow to brown to grey.
• It usually weighs a good 11-45 lbs.
• This lynx is very strong like a lion.

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ANIMALS NUMBER 3THE RED FOX

• The fox can grow up to be 2 1/2 feet long.
• Red here can be red of its course.
• The fox can grow its tail up to 16 in. long.
• This is like a dog fox.
• If you leave your farm animals with a red
• fox, it will kill your farm animals.

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LOCATIONS/MAPS

• The taiga is located right below the tundra in
  the northern hemisphere.
• The taiga is one of the largest biomes.

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The food chains 1
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The food chains number 2
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CLIMATE/FACTS

• Most trees in the taiga are conifers like the
  spruce.
• Most conifers dont loose their leaves until 15
  yrs.
• The female cones are larger then the male cones.
• The taiga is most- ly green.
• There are six taiga areas.
• Waxy coatings on the leaves help hold in water.

THE TEMP. IN THE TAIGA
TEMPERTURE
SUMMERS HIGHEST TEMP-70F SUMMERS LOWEST
TEMP-30F WINTERS LOWEST TEMP- -65F WINTERS
HIGHEST TEMP-30F
Taiga Video
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WORK CITED
www.runet.edu www.enchantedlearning.com www.bluepl
anetbiomes.com www.mbgnet.com www.merrian-webster.
com www.unitedstreaming.com www.nces.ed.gov
PAGE CITED
The Mailbox Fascinating Fact Science TEC61066
Key p.123
(page 37)