TUNDRA

TUNDRA'S ANIMALS

• Caribou feed off of almost only lichen.
• Norway Lemmings have at least 8 litters of 6 lemmings per year.
• Arctic Foxes can stand up to at least -58 degrees F.

TUNDRA'S ANIMALS

• Musk Oxen live in herds of around 100 oxen.
• Polar Bears are predators to seals, fish, seabirds, arctic hares, caribou, and musk oxen.

TUNDRA'S PLANTS

• Lichen are composed of a fungus and an algae living together.
• Dark Red Leaves can absorb heat because of their color.

TUNDRA'S PLANTS

• Cushion plants grow in a little tight clump and look like a little cushion.
• Diamond Leaf Willows can grow up to be at least 30 feet or only a few inches.
• Cotton Grass has seeds that are dispersed across the tundra when they are caught by the wind.

THE SOIL AND CLIMATE

• The soil here is called permafrost which is permanently frozen ground.
• The precipitation here less than 10 in. and the temperature is usually -60 F to 50 F.

LANDSCAPE AND LOCATION

• The landscape of an arctic tundra is mainly flat with a little bumps, and is grass with snow on top of it.
• The landscape of an alpine tundra is mainly in the mountains with some trees and snow.
• They are located around Alaska, Canada, The North Pole, and

INTERESTING FACTS

• The word tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia which means treeless land.
• Because of the extreme temperatures, most organisms get their nutrients from the decaying of dead organic material.
• The tundra biome is considered a carbon dioxide sink because it stores more carbon dioxide than it gives off.

INTERESTING FACTS

• The tundra biome has over more than 400 varieties of flowers but only 48 different animals.
• There are two types of tundra - arctic tundra and alpine tundra. The arctic tundra is located within the Arctic Circle while the alpine is the high area in the mountains above trees.