AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -taiga, also called boreal forest, biome (major life zone) of vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in northern circumpolar forested regions characterized by long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The coniferous forest is also often called the boreal (northern) forest, or the taiga.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taiga (also known as boreal forest) is the northernmost and coldest forest on earth, dominated by species of evergreen conifers spruce, fir and pine, the deciduous conifer larch, and species of birch and aspen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The taiga is sometimes called the coniferous or boreal forest. Coniferous forests are found in northern Canada, Asia, and Europe. Coniferous forests are also found at high altitudes in the United States. In New Hampshire, coniferous forests are found in the White Mountains.

Detailed explanation-5: -The taiga is a forest of the cold, subarctic region. The subarctic is an area of the Northern Hemisphere that lies just south of the Arctic Circle. The taiga lies between the tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south. Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Siberia have taigas.