TAIGA BIOME

ORGANISM

SPECIES

POPULATION

COMMUNITY

ECOSYSTEM

BIOME

ORGANIZATION

• Organism- individual creature (Tiger)
• Species- A group of similar organisms (Siberian Tigers)
• Population-A group of different species living in the same area(Grizzly bears and black bears)
• Community- a group of populations, interacting with one another(Bears and fish)
• Ecosystem- the cooperation between living and nonliving things in a certain region(a river)

CLASSIFICATION CON'T

• Biome- a large occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat (Taiga)
• Biosphere-all living organisms and what supports them(Earth)

GLOBAL LOCATION

• It is the largest biome in the world
• It covers 25% of the world
• It is located near the top of the world, just under the tundra

DESCRIPTION

• Taigas are forests that are known for their cold winters

INTERESTING FACTS

• Named after Boreas, Greek god of the north wind
• Boreal is usually used for the temperate southern area
• Taiga refers to the cold barren northen areas
• Of the 300 birds who live there, only 30 stay through winter
• Aurora borealis, or the northern lights, are common in this biome

ABIOTIC FACTORS

Part 2

Vocab

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• photosynthesis
• chemosynthesis
• producer

Vocab 2

• consumer
• primary producer
• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore

Vocab Con't

• Detritivore
• decomposer
• scavenger