TUNDRA

Sophia L., Joanna J., Dominique R.

WHERE IS ECOSYSTEM LOCATED?

Near Canada

In the Northern hemisphere

Cover about one – fifth of Earth’s surface

DESCRIBE THE ABIOTIC FACTORS OF YOUR ECOSYSTEM

50 degrees Fahrenheit or colder

Winters are 6 to 10 months

The sun does not rise for several months

There are two seasons: winter and summer

PRODUCER: LICHEN. HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCER RELY ON OTHER ORGANISMS IN THE TUNDRA TO SURVIVE?

Soak up water and chemicals from air

Fungi gives lichen a home

Relies on fungi for water and minerals

Relies on fungi for protection from sunlight

HOW DO OTHER ORGANISMS OF YOUR ECOSYSTEM RELY ON YOUR PRODUCER TO SURVIVE?

Caribou and Reindeer eat lichen

Springtails (tiny insects) live inside Lichen

Musk Ox eats lichen

Lemmings eat lichen

Grizzled Mantid (tiny insect) hides on lichen

CHOOSE ONE BIOTIC OR ABIOTIC FACTOR IN YOUR ECOSYSTEM & DESCRIBE HOW A CHANGE IN ONE OF THESE COULD YOUR ECOSYSTEM.

Change: Global warming

Global warming is a having a serious impact on polar bears

Polar bears are staying on land and not eating as much

Seals will overpopulate because bears are not eating them

HOW DO HUMANS AFFECT YOUR ECOSYSTEM?

Use animal fur for clothes (shirts, pants, coats, and hats etc.)

Polar plants are eaten and harmed with pollution from nearby factories

Moss spores are used for fireworks it helps the fireworks explode in a flash

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS:

A type of tundra grass is called cotton grass it looks like cotton balls

The last ice age ended 10,000 years ago

Arctic animals use polar plants for warmth and shelter

SOURCES USED

Clarke, Penny. Life in the Tundra. Danbury, CT: Children’s Press, 2005. Print.

Welch, Catherine A. Polar Plants. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006. Print. 

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