Zoologist

1. Caribou and Reindeer2. Musk Ox3. Arctic Hare

1. Grizzly Bear2. Polar Bear3. Arctic fox

1. Arctic Wolf2. Snowy Owl3. Dunlin

Herbivore

Adaptations

Caribou

Caribou eat a variety of plants

They inhabit forest. They also migrate a lot.

Musk Ox

Hooves are capable of breaking ice so they can get water.

Thick fur keeps them warm. Very good eyes, can see in dark and

daylight. Horns scare off predators.

Arctic Hare

Claws good for hard packed snow Feet are thickly packed with fur Coat grows larger and thicker for the

Winter They are very difficult to spot in the

snow. They form large groups They guard each other

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Grizzly Bear

They hibernate during the winter

They hunt at rapids

Polar Bear

Pads to protect their feet Good traction on ice Fur keeps them warm while swimming in

cold Shakes free water or ice after swimming No water can enter their ears Helps conserve body warmth

Arctic Fox

Hard to see in snow Thick coat of fur for winter

Carnivores

Adaptations

Arctic Wolf

Powerful legs to run long distances Claws to grip ice, tear, rip, and flesh. Very good sense of smell makes it

easier to hunt Fur protects them from cold They have camouflage for hunting.

Snowy Owl

Their wings provide heat Claws to catch prey Camouflage in winter

Dunlin

Dunlin's eat a variety of food

Decomposer

Decomposer the caribou moss

One role it does is it can be eaten by caribou or reindeer, and they go a long time without water so they can be eaten. Another role it plays is, that it has carbohydrates to keep warm. With out that caribou and reindeer would die and that would ruin the food chain.

Biotic and Abiotic factors Biotic

mosses to feed on in the winterShrubs, and grasses as well as moss and a variety of lichens are some of the many living organisms in the Tundea. These organisms contain good nutrients which are vital for any environment. The Primary consumers eat these plants to stay alive.

AbioticOxygen and carbon dioxide help living organisms to stay alive in the Arctic regions. Ice is the most common property in the Arctic region. It is extremely cold but the Arctic wolf is designed to survive the harsh conditions.

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http://lakela.deviantart.com/gallery/42670273/White-Sitting-Wolveshttp://animal-kid.com/snowy-owl-with-blue-eyes.htmlhttp://greglasley.com/dunlin.htmlhttp://www.today.com/pets/siku-polar-bear-cub-takes-snow-break-223087http://www.ejphoto.com/arctic_fox_page.htmhttp://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_musk_ox%27s_adaptationshttp://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/arctic/Ahare.html

http://t.answers.com/answers/#!/entry/how-is-the-tundra-wolf-adapted-to-the-tundra,505fc57d444f678947739ea5/2http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/arctic/snowyowl.htmlhttp://identify.whatbird.com/obj/249/_/Dunlin.aspxhttp://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_behavioral_adaptations_of_a_grizzly_bearhttp://adaptations.tripod.com/polarbear.htmlhttp://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=5&detID=1http://tundrabiome3.weebly.com/the-food-chain.htmlhttp://thetundra.yolasite.com/energy-flow.phphttp://mignonviljoenthearcticwolf.weebly.com/abiotic-and-biotic-

components.html

By: Owen O.

Meteorologis

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In the Tundra the average yearly precipitation including the melting snow is 15 to 25 centimeters

The average winter temperature is -34 degrees Farinheight

The Average summer temperature is -30 to 50 degrees Farinheight

The Tundra is the coldest of all biomes http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

It has extremely cold temperatures and it has very low precipitation

Air pressure is caused by the combined weight of the column of air directly above a point on the earth

Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in air. All air contains at least some water vapor

In the Tundra the sun barely rises and it is really dark out

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2013/09/03/why-global-warming

In the Tundra the weather patterns are that the usual weather is around -20 to -30 degrees (In the winter)

The weather is so cold because in the Tundra the sun barely rises and it is very dark when it does not rise

Some more weather patterns are around 10 degrees Celsius (In the Summer)

https://anttihaataja.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/polar-night-in-tundra/

The Arctic Tundra is changing dramatically due to global warming

The permafrost is contributing to global warming

With global warming, the fall freeze comes later and more of the permafrost is melting in the Tundra

In much of the Tundra it is frozen all year round

Estimates suggest that the Earth’s carbon is tied up in the permafrost

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/tundra.html

in Arctic Tundra low shrubs

sedges

reindeer mosses

liverworts

grasses

In Alpine Tundra the plants are Tussock grasses

dwarf trees Pasque Flower

small-leafed shrubs

and heaths

Arctic Tundra and Alpine Tundra are not that different arctic is just a little colder.

The plants have adapted to the wind blowing hard and soil messing up. The plants are short and are next to each other to resist low temperatures and are protected by the snow. Photosynthesis is brought out at low temperatures.  They do not have a lot of sun light because the

sun does not come out until later in the day.

The roots could not go deep, so there are only plants that have small roots, that is way small plants are there.

In winter, it is a average of -34 degrees Celsius and in the summer it is 3 to 12 degrees Celsius