Forest-Coniferous,+Pd.+5

__**Biome Description:**__
The coniferious forest is generally cold. It is located up in northern places that are chilly all year round. Every year it gets a fair amount of rain. They are generally covered in Pine or Fur trees. They have warm summers and cold winters. The trees are usually covered in little bits of frost or snow,if not a lot. They have a permantly frozen layer of soil. Amimal that live in the coniferious forest have adapted to the cold, due to their many layers of fur. To summerize, the coniferious forest is very lively and cold.

**Abiotic Factors**:

 * The climate is cold and harsh. The animals have adapted to the cold to survive.The forests are up north in colder places.
 * Average temperature: 4*C ( 20.6*F)
 * The Abiotic factors for the Coniferous forest: Warm summers, Cold winters, permantly frzen sublayer of soil, and a deep layer of fallen needles.

**Biotic factors:**
Each category includes general description, an adaptation, and a picture

__Five (5) Producers__ : Black Spruce- Can wittstand colder climates because of it's layered twigs, waxy needles, and rough bark.

Douglas Fur- The dence wood is hard, stiff, and dorable to the cold.

Jack Pine- It's waxy needles and rough bark protect it from the cold and harsh winds.

Siberian Spruce- has waxy needles that are water proof and it protects the needles from getting dry.

White Spruce- The needle-like leaves hold in moisture for the tree.

__Three (3) Herbivores:__

Deer- Use their hooves to kick their enimes or to scare them away.

Dall-sheep- They have rough pads on the bottoms of their feet, so they can climb up the mountains.

Pine panthera moth caterpillar- It eats bark then turns the color of the bark to hide from predators __Three (3) Carnivores:__ Snow leopard- Uses claws and maximum strength to climb the mountains.

Scorpion- They use their pinchers to grab their prey and then use their tail to poison prey.

Black salamander- Camoflage into the rocks on the mountains.

__Three (3) omnivores:__ Fox- They will double-back on their tracks to confuse their prey/'enemies.

Goshawk- Uses long, sharp claws to catch and eat prey.

Wolverine- They have sharp claws that they use to kill animals bigger than them.

Condor
 * __Two(2) scavengers:__**

Snowy owl