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Tundra Biome

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1.

TUNDRA

  • Alaska
  • Northern Canada
  • Greenland
  • Northern Scandinavia
  • Northern Siberia
  • Russia
2.

CLIMATE

  • Average summer temperature is 3-12 C (37-54 F)
  • Average winter temperature is -34 C (-30 F)
  • Yearly precipitation, including melting snow, 15-25 cm (6-10 in)
3.

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

  • The soil is poor in nutrients,low vegetation, permafrost allows little room for deep roots
  • The water turns into permafrost
  • Ice has no salt in it
Photo by A.Cahlenstein Photography
4.

PLANTS

  • Arctic Moss
  • Labrador Tea
  • ADAPTATIONS
  • Grow under snow to carry out photosynthesis or flowering
  • A small leaf structure
Photo by tim ellis
5.

ANIMALS

  • Polar Bear
  • Caribou
  • ADAPTATIONS
  • Hibernation
  • Layer of blubber
Photo by code poet

Avery Mallory