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Which species dominates the boreal forest?

A. White spruce
B. Black spruce
C. Balsam fir
D. All of the above

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Final answer:

The black spruce is the dominant species in the boreal forest.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the boreal forest, the species that dominates is the black spruce (option B).

The long and cold winters in the boreal forest have led to the predominance of cold-tolerant cone-bearing plants. These are evergreen coniferous trees like pines, spruce, and fir, which retain their needle-shaped leaves year-round. Evergreen trees can photosynthesize earlier in the spring than deciduous trees because less energy from the Sun is required to warm a needle-like leaf than a broad leaf. The black spruce is one of the dominant evergreen coniferous species in the boreal forest.

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