Question

The taiga biome has long, cold, dry winters and cool, wet summers. In three to four sentences, describe how the plants and animals would be impacted by a warm and dry summer and how they might survive. Support your answer with the abiotic factors in the biome.

Answer 1

A warm and dry summer would make it harder for most animals to survive since fewer plants would grow. When the temperatures drop, some animals will hibernate so that they don't starve due to the lack of plants. Other animals have thick hair to fight cold and can dig well to hunt hibernating animals like how foxes dig for rodents under the snow.