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Taiga Ecosystems

The weather is very cold in taiga ecosystems. an important source of oxygen for our planet. As The winter season lasts a long time, and the they go through the process of photosynthesis weather is icy cold. Storms are severe, bringing to make their food, green plants breathe out biting cold winds. Summers never get very oxygen into the air. Since taiga ecosystems have warm, and the summer season is exceptionally so many trees, they help make up for areas with short. There isnt much precipitation in a taiga less vegetation, like the desert. ecosystem. When moisture does fall, it usually Taiga ecosystems cover large areas of North comes in the form of dry, America, Europe, and Asia. powdery snow. A good example of a taiga Living in the extreme ecosystem in the United States conditions of a taiga is the state of Alaska. ecosystem takes a special People living and working kind of organism. Some in taiga regions often disrupt common animals you could the natural balance. Activities nd in the area are moose, such as hunting, trapping wolves, and deer. Each and shing affect the animal population must adapt to populations, sometimes the severe conditions. Short, thinning them to the point that View near the Denali Highway stubby grass and shrubs grow they are endangered. Mining in Alaska in taiga regions, but they for oil and gas, and harvesting are better known for their trees does irreparable damage, beautiful evergreen trees. All the trees you think destroying animal habitats and robbing the Earth of when you imagine kinds of Christmas trees are of important oxygen sources. Even tourism can at home in the taiga. Pines, rs, and spruce trees be damaging, as many tourists do not respect are common. The thin, waxy leaves (sometimes wildlife and plants, being willing to sacrice called needles) of evergreen trees hold in water them for developed recreational areas. Of course all year round. They also do not freeze easily, people have the right to use natural resources, even when the temperatures drop down low. Like but they must do it in a way that makes resources all green plants, the trees of the taiga region are renewable and does not harm the environment.

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According to this text, what is a taiga ecosystem? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Taiga Ecosystems

The weather is very cold in taiga ecosystems. an important source of oxygen for our planet. As The winter season lasts a long time, and the they go through the process of photosynthesis weather is icy cold. Storms are severe, bringing to make their food, green plants breathe out biting cold winds. Summers never get very oxygen into the air. Since taiga ecosystems have warm, and the summer season is exceptionally so many trees, they help make up for areas with short. There isnt much precipitation in a taiga less vegetation, like the desert. ecosystem. When moisture does fall, it usually Taiga ecosystems cover large areas of North comes in the form of dry, America, Europe, and Asia. powdery snow. A good example of a taiga Living in the extreme ecosystem in the United States conditions of a taiga is the state of Alaska. ecosystem takes a special People living and working kind of organism. Some in taiga regions often disrupt common animals you could the natural balance. Activities nd in the area are moose, such as hunting, trapping and shing affect the animal wolves, and deer. Each populations, sometimes population must adapt to thinning them to the point that the severe conditions. Short, View near the Denali Highway they are endangered. Mining stubby grass and shrubs grow in Alaska for oil and gas, and harvesting in taiga regions, but they trees does irreparable damage, are better known for their destroying animal habitats and robbing the Earth beautiful evergreen trees. All the trees you think of when you imagine kinds of Christmas trees are of important oxygen sources. Even tourism can be damaging, as many tourists do not respect at home in the taiga. Pines, rs, and spruce trees wildlife and plants, being willing to sacrice are common. The thin, waxy leaves (sometimes called needles) of evergreen trees hold in water them for developed recreational areas. Of course all year round. They also do not freeze easily, people have the right to use natural resources, even when the temperatures drop down low. Like but they must do it in a way that makes resources all green plants, the trees of the taiga region are renewable and does not harm the environment.

What Is It?
According to this text, what is a taiga ecosystem? Sample of a correct answer; actual answers will vary: _________________________________________________________________________________________ A taiga ecosystem is one where it is very cold for a very long time. There are severe storms _________________________________________________________________________________________ with strong winds. Summer is very short, and it is not very warm. The precipitation in a taiga _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ ecosystem is usually in the form of light, powdery snow. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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