paper3- Tagia Forest

Question 1

Examples of independence in taiga

Answer 1

-plants gain nutrients from soil this provides nutrients for the animals to eat
-cold climate means plants take slow to grow and decompose this mean they are relatively low in nutrients

Question 2

How have plants adapted to taiga

Answer 2

-have needles on trees instead of flat leaves this reduces the water loss from strong winds
-cone shaped trees mean that the snow will slide off without breaking branches
-they are evergreen so make best use of available light

Question 3

What are evergreen trees

Answer 3

Trees that don’t drop their leaves in a particular season

Question 4

how have animals adapted it the taiga

Answer 4

-animals have thick fur to stay warm e.g. wolves
-animals can move long distances to find food mostly large mammals
-white fur to camouflage in the forest e.g. snowshoes hares

Question 5

Describe the nutrients cycle in taiga

Answer 5

• most nutrients stored in the litter
  -the cycle is slow because of cold, dry climate

Question 6

What does low biodiversity do to the taiga

Answer 6

-taiga is productive, plants take long to grow
-growing season is very short
-not much food so struggle for survival
-simple structure means not many different habitats this mean there is a smaller variety of animals

Question 7

Why does deforestation happen in the taiga

Answer 7

-logging for soft wood
-exploitation of fossil fuels
-pulp and paper production
-HEP
-explotiton of mineral

Question 8

What does acid rain do

Answer 8

-loss of biodiversity
-damages plants, making it harder for them to cope in the cold
-kills organisms in lake sand streams
-can makes soil acidic to support growth

Question 9

What does pests & diseases do

Answer 9

-cause damage to organisms
-easy for them to spread
-loss of biodiversity
- cause lots of damage

Question 10

What does wild fires do

Answer 10

-destroy huge number of trees
-loss of habitats this can lead ti deaths if animals
-loss of biodiversity

Question 11

Describe logging for soft wood

Answer 11

Trees chopped down and used for housing, furniture and matches

Question 12

Describe exploitation of fossil fuels

Answer 12

Trees are cleared to extract gas and oil from the ground

Question 13

Conservation methods

Answer 13

-creating a wilderness area
-creating a national park
-sustainable forestry