AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -BOREAL FOREST (TAIGA): dense evergreen needle-leafed forest Typical plants include white spruce, black spruce, and jack pine. Typical animals include moose, black bears, wolves, and migrant birds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animal Adaptations in the Tundra Biome Animals need shelter and insulation in the Tundra. The animals here tend to have thicker and warmer feathers and fur. Many of them have larger bodies and shorter arms, legs and tails which helps them retain their heat better and prevent heat loss.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taigas are thick forests. Coniferous trees, such as spruce, pine, and fir, are common. Coniferous trees have needles instead of broad leaves, and their seeds grow inside protective, woody cones. While deciduous trees of temperate forests lose their leaves in winter, conifers never lose their needles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tundra and taiga biomes are both found in very cold climates, but they do have some key differences. One major difference is that the taiga biome mainly consists of trees while the tundra biome has none. The tundra biome also has two sub-categories, the Arctic tundra, and the Alpine tundra.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mammals like pine marten, moose, bobcats, black bears, fishers, Canada lynx, and grizzly bears are found in the taiga. These mammals all have thick coats that protect them from the cold.