Adventures In the Adventures In the Artic TundraArtic Tundra

By: Shanen C, Breandra Bn, By: Shanen C, Breandra Bn, Yasmin NYasmin N

Description of the Description of the BiomeBiome The Artic Tundra is the worlds The Artic Tundra is the worlds

youngest biome. It was formed youngest biome. It was formed 10,000 years ago. The Artic 10,000 years ago. The Artic Tundra has very little rainfall. It Tundra has very little rainfall. It also has poor nutrients in the soil. also has poor nutrients in the soil. It has an under layer called It has an under layer called permafrost, which stays frozen all permafrost, which stays frozen all the time. the time.

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Description of Typical Description of Typical PlantsPlants

The Artic Tundra isn’t the best place to for The Artic Tundra isn’t the best place to for plants to grow because of permafrost plants to grow because of permafrost (soil being frozen), so most plants roots (soil being frozen), so most plants roots can not grow out. Which make them very can not grow out. Which make them very short in height. short in height.

Most of the plants are short and grouped Most of the plants are short and grouped together to resist the cold temperatures together to resist the cold temperatures and snow during the winter. and snow during the winter.

Examples:Reindeer MossExamples:Reindeer Moss

Lichens, Sedges and cushions. Lichens, Sedges and cushions.

Reindeer MossReindeer Moss

Reindeer moss is Reindeer moss is a lichen that a lichen that forms pillow like forms pillow like colonies of dense colonies of dense branching ground branching ground cover. cover.

It has no leaves It has no leaves and the stems are and the stems are shallow, and shallow, and branch in pairs. branch in pairs.

The picture above is reindeer moss.

This plant is called cushion .Many of the plants are cushion type. Cushion means they grow in a low, light

clump and looks like a cushion. They are more common in the Tundra biome and there growth help

them protect them from the cold

Plant #3 SedgesPlant #3 Sedges

Resembles to Resembles to grassgrass

Can only reach to Can only reach to 4feet4feet

Steam are Steam are triangulartriangular

Spikes on upper Spikes on upper SectionSection

Description of Typical Description of Typical AnimalsAnimals Most of the animals adapt to their Most of the animals adapt to their

environment because they have a layer environment because they have a layer of blubber that keeps them warm during of blubber that keeps them warm during the winter. Such as: polar bears, the winter. Such as: polar bears, caribou, musk ox, grey wolves, caribou, musk ox, grey wolves, lemmings, and rabbits.lemmings, and rabbits.

Birds migrate to the south during the Birds migrate to the south during the cold harsh weather. Such as: birds, cold harsh weather. Such as: birds, penguins, falcons, ravens, terns, and penguins, falcons, ravens, terns, and loons. loons.

Description/Picture of Description/Picture of AnimalAnimal The polar bear has a creamy white The polar bear has a creamy white

coat. It has many prey and eats coat. It has many prey and eats berries and leaves of the tundra berries and leaves of the tundra plants. They mate in midsummer plants. They mate in midsummer with a litter of one to four young. with a litter of one to four young. They remain with their mother for a They remain with their mother for a year, which means she breeds only year, which means she breeds only every other year. every other year.

The artic fox has adapted to its environment by growing long fur that changes color with the season. The artic

fox eat whatever is available .The artic fox is a scavenger and he could find his owe food to eat. The artic fox has his legs, ears, and his muzzle short to

conserve the heat. He also uses his tail like a muffler when is cold.

The musk-ox are large animals and shaggy. The musk-ox is not really a ox but they are close relationship on the sheep and goat. The first part of its name derives from the strong

scent given off by the bulls during mating season.

Human ImpactHuman Impact

The human impact on the tundra The human impact on the tundra is based on when humans drill to is based on when humans drill to get their natural resources such get their natural resources such as petroleum, oil, etc… Also is as petroleum, oil, etc… Also is causes climatic changes and ruins causes climatic changes and ruins the equilibrium of the ecosystem the equilibrium of the ecosystem

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

The Artic Tundra is the youngest The Artic Tundra is the youngest Tundra.Tundra.

The Tundra is a vast and treeless The Tundra is a vast and treeless land which covers about 20% of land which covers about 20% of the earths surface.the earths surface.

The Tundra is very cold and the The Tundra is very cold and the land is pretty stark.land is pretty stark.

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