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Tundra-Terrestrial Biome

Tundra-Terrestrial Biome. Terrestrial Biome-Tundra. Location of Tundra. Tundra. Tundra. How can a tundra exist in a tropical zone?. Tundra. Tundra. The tundra is the coldest biome. Located in parts of Alaska, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. Characteristics of Tundra.

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Tundra-Terrestrial Biome

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  1. Tundra-Terrestrial Biome Terrestrial Biome-Tundra

  2. Location of Tundra Tundra Tundra How can a tundra exist in a tropical zone? Tundra Tundra • The tundra is the coldest biome. • Located in parts of Alaska, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America.

  3. Characteristics of Tundra • Below Average Temperatures and Precipitation. • Very Few plants and animals • Average Temp: -60-50 F • The soil is often frozen. Frozen Soil called Permafrost. • Permafrost, or permanent ice, usually exists within a meter of the surface.

  4. Precipitation • Annual precipitation is very low, usually less than 10 inches (25 centimeters).

  5. Plants (Flora) • During the short-growing season in the summer, the tundra blooms with a variety of low-growing plants.

  6. Plants- FloraLichen • Growing on the surface of this rock is a lichen. • Lichens are unusual organisms that often grow on exposed rock surfaces.

  7. Plants-Flora • Many plants, such as this one, have leaves that are dark red. • Dark leaves allow the plant to absorb more heat from the sun in the cold tundra climate.

  8. Plants-FloraCushion Plants • Many tundra plants, such as this one, are called cushion plants. That means they grow in a low, tight clump and look like a little cushion. • Cushion plants are more common in the tundra where their growth habit helps protect them from the cold. 

  9. Plants-FloraCotton Grass • Cotton grass has seeds that are dispersed across the tundra when they are caught by the wind.

  10. Animals-Fauna • The frigid cold and deep snow makes life in the tundra very difficult.  • Every animal must adapt in order to survive. • Some have grown thick fur which turns white in the winter. • Others find a place to hibernate during the winter months. • The tundra is home to many birds and mammals. • ANIMALS IN THE TUNDRA HIBERNATE, INSULATE OR MIGRATE TO DEAL WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS

  11. Animals-FaunaBirds Gyrfalcon 3. Ruddy Turnstone 1. Falcon 2. Rock Ptarmigan 4. Snow Bunting 6. Tundra Swan 5. Snowy Owl 7. Many of the birds on the tundra eat insects, as well as plants and other small mammals and other birds.

  12. Mammals-Fauna 3. Norway Lemming 2. Musk Ox 1. Arctic Fox 4. Caribou 5. Polar Bear

  13. Tundra Gallery

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