1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sladkih [1.3K]
3 years ago
13

What is the description of Taiga?

Biology
2 answers:
Andru [333]3 years ago
4 0
The taiga is biome is the largest terrestrial biome and extends across Europe, North America, and Asia.
devlian [24]3 years ago
3 0
The taiga biome is the largest terrestrial biome and extends across Europe, North America, and Asia. It is located right below the tundra biome. The taiga biome is also known as coniferous forest or boreal forest. This biome typically has short, wet summers and long, cold winters. Precipitation is moderate in the taiga. It gets plenty of snow during the winter and plenty of rainfall during the summer.<span>Interesting Taiga Biome 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.<span>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. </span>Softwood timber is used to make paper. Majority of softwood timber comes from the taiga biome.<span>Although two major cities, Toronto and Moscow, are located in the taiga biome, most of this biome is uninhabited by people. </span>The taiga biome is very cold during the winter. Temperatures can reach as low as -60° F.For six months out of the year, the temperature in the taiga biome is below freezing.Plants can only grow during the summer when temperatures are favorable. This growing season only lasts about three months.Many animals of the taiga biome have to migrate to warmer areas or hibernate during the long, cold winters.Animals of the taiga have many specialized adaptions including lots of thick fur or feathers and the ability to change colors during different seasons.Scientists believe that the taiga biome was completely covered by glaciers many years ago.The taiga forests are endangered due to logging and mining by humans. When trees are cut down in the taiga, it takes a very long time to restore itself because of the very short growing season.Although there are not many animals in the taiga biome, it inhabits millions of insects. Birds migrate there to feed off these insects every year.<span>The temperature change in the taiga is extreme. It is either summer (hot) or winter (cold). The spring and fall are too short to notice.</span></span>
You might be interested in
Why are fungi fossils so rare?
Volgvan
The reason as to why fungi fossils seem so rare is that they are usually microscopic and often difficult or impossible to identify. Not much information on fungi fossils has been documented. This could be because fungi fruiting bodies consist of soft, fleshy and easily degradable tissues which due to their poor integrity do not keep or preserve as well as animal tissue. Even when available, it takes a trained eye to recognize fungal fossils. Not many people have the training and expertise to recognize the fossils.
7 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
5. The permease (transporter) allows glucose and Na into the cell requires ATP. True or False?
dem82 [27]

Answer: 5. False 6. False

Explanation: The permeases are membrane transport proteins, they're secondary active transporter that allow the movement of a specific molecule in or out of the cell in the direction of a concentration gradient, it is a form of facilitated diffusion and does not require energy. The permease secondary transporter uses the Na ion concentration to move glucose into the cell.

When the ion concentration gradient is set, the concentration of glucose in the cell is higher than the concentration of blood. Glucose will move to the blood by passive diffusion through permease secondary transporter.

The transport mechanism is carrier mediated it does not require energy.

7 0
3 years ago
Reciprocal altruism can be best explained with a model proposed by Robert Trivers in 1971. Trivers hypothesized that if one indi
Leni [432]

Answer:

Reciprocal altruism is one of the altruism behaviors in which an individual organism helps in increasing the fitness of another organism by reducing the fitness of itself temporarily in expectation of the same behavior from another organism in the future later.

It takes place in the same set of organism partners which is a continuous interaction ion in stable groups of organisms.

Thus, the correct answer would be - an ongoing interaction in the same set of partners.

6 0
3 years ago
Why would damaged kidneys affect your health?
Mnenie [13.5K]
Damage to your kidneys can cause wastes to build up in your body and lead to other health problems like heart disease , anemia,and bone disease. Also you can die without your kidneys
5 0
3 years ago
Explain how Earth's magnetic field is generated.
luda_lava [24]

Answer:

<em>The magnetic field is generated by electric currents due to the motion of convection currents of a mixture of molten iron and nickel in the Earth's outer core: these convection currents are caused by heat escaping from the core, a natural process called a geodynamo.</em>

4 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Rainforest organisms do not usually have to compete for which resource?
    10·2 answers
  • How do you think a canyon formed with a river?
    5·1 answer
  • Viewed from earth, how does the moon's appearance the second week?
    14·1 answer
  • 2. Which is the biological molecule that contains the genetic information that is transmitted hereditarily and controls the cell
    7·2 answers
  • Where on earth are single-celled organisms generally found?
    15·1 answer
  • Which event takes place during anaphase II of meiosis II?
    6·1 answer
  • What is the major Flavor component in cinnamon?
    13·1 answer
  • how does the clearing and burning of large regions of tropical rain forest increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphe
    12·2 answers
  • What all the answer to this image
    5·1 answer
  • Can someone help please ?
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!