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THE TUNDRA
By Emma Bocciarelli, Haley Bogle, Zane Mikula, and Zach Longeill
TUNDRA PLANTS
By Haley Bogle
What is the reproduction of the plants there?
Plants spread their seeds to reproduce Soil is permanently frozen(permafrost) Needs to thaw out in order to be reproduced
What are the types of plants that live in this area and what are they like?
Lichens, mosses: grow close to ground and out of cold wind
Mosses: thick, green, and tightly packed
Lichens: made of 2 organisms( fungus, green algae)
What is the growing season here?
Flowers, shrubs grow in Summer Mosses and lichens grow in Winter due
to ground closeness to not be hurt
The Effects of the land Mining and
drilling- pollute
Hunters Construction
trucks, bulldozers- expose permafrost and melts it
SO THAT’S THE PLANT LIFE NOW LETS MOVE ON TO ZACH WITH THE WEATHER
TUNDRA WEATHERBy Zach Longeill
What is the climate like in your biome?
Icy and snowy
Cold all year Near north
and south pole
What is the range and average precipitation?
No more than a desert
15-25cm -20
degrees=average
Summer=45 degrees
What is the range and average temperature?
Frozen all year Dry and cold Frozen soil(permafrost) Low strong wind Lowest=60 degrees Fahrenheit
What are the water resources in this biome?
Shallow ponds due to non-soak able permafrost
Ocean melts in summer Ice is turning into water
LITTLE TIP: IF YOU EVER GO TO THE TUNDRA I SUGGEST BRINGING A JACKET, LETS MOVE ONTO ZANE WITH THE TUNDRA’S INTERESTING LAND
TUNDRA GEOGRAPHY
By Zane Mikula
Where in the world is this biome?
Northern EuropeNorthern SiberiaNorthern parts of
North Americacovers 1/5 of Earth’s surface
What is the soil like in your biome?
Permafrost( frozen soil)
1,000 feet below Earth’s surface
Low on nutrients
What landforms are located in your biome?
Glaciers in mountains
Rocky soil Treeless
bottoms High mountain
peaks at toe
What are the different elevations in your biome?
What are the important places that are in this biome?
Yenisei River Wrangel Island Whale bone
River Wral Mountains Yomal Peninsula
COOL RIGHT?! NOW LETS EXPLORE THE CREATURES OF THE TUNDRA WITH EMMA
By Emma Bocciarelli
What are the kinds of animals that live in this area? Polar Bears
mammal, consumer, carnivore Males= 10 feet long, 1000
pounds Females= half male size Birth in Winter in caves Eat whales, walruses,
lemmings, arctic foxes, birds and seals
Live 15-20 years Good sense of smell Strong legs Webbed feet Endangered, 40,000 left
Musk Ox Herbivore, consumer,
mammal 400-900 pounds (largest
tundra herbivore) Thick fur Travel in herds of 10-30 Eat willow shoots, lichens,
grasses, shrubs 6-7.5 feet Male have horns( “boss”) Mate in late summer, early
fall 8 months pregnant Live 24 years
Lichen Producer, plant Made of fungi and green algae Algae gives plant food Lichen give algae safe home 15, 000 types of lichen Grow to elephant size One was found 4,000 years old
Mosses and flowers
MOSSES Producers, plant Thick, green Packed mats Sphagnum moss-colorful Absorb water from air
moisture FLOWERS Producers Growing season- 3 months Bloom quickly Poppies, bluebells,
fireweed, heather poppies Purple, yellow red ect.
Tundra Swan Omnivore, consumer, bird Lives 20 years 8-23 pounds 4-5 feet wingspan Breed in arctic then migrate
to Atlantic, Pacific coastlines, bays, lakes
Fly 3,725 miles Lay 4 eggs, incubates- 32 days Sleep afloat Speedy swimmers Dip heads in water to pluck up
plants, tubers, roots, shellfish Predators= foxes, jaegers
What is an example of a food chain that lives here?
Secondary Consumers:Snowy OwlsArctic Fox
Primary Consumers:Insectslemmings
Primary Producers:GrassesSedgeswillows
Describe the adaptations that the organisms have to make in order to survive Hide under snow Grow thick fur or
extra fat layers(blubber)
Migrate or stay and sleep
Use long wings to catch prey
Wrap fuzzy tail around body
Long claws
Describe any symbiotic relationships that may occur in this biome: mutualism Lichens= made
of fungus and green algae
Algae gives sugars that fungus eats
Fungus provides protection by retaining water and obtaining minerals
Parasitism Liver tapeworm
cysts Grow in
animals( moose, caribou)
Feed on food eaten by animal
Then gives malnutrition to animal( host)
Commensalism
Caribou feed on lichens during coldness
Arctic Fox follows Caribou digs for mammals When done, fox digs
deeper for more Caribou= unaffected,
fox= gets food with caribous hunting help
Zach Longeill Haley Bogle Zane Mikula Emma Bocciarelli
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