Which of the following are characteristics of the taiga? most animals hibernate or migrate
long, cold winters
most precipitation is snow
found mostly around the equator
largest biome

Taigas are thick forests. Coniferous trees, such as spruce, pine, and fir, are common. Coniferous trees have needles instead of broad leaves, and their seeds grow inside protective, woody cones. While deciduous trees of temperate forests lose their leaves in winter, conifers never lose their needles.