The Tundra Biome

In the Tundra the weather is normally extremely cold. The winter temperaturesNormally average between -20 to -30 degrees C. In the summer the temperature averages between 3 to 12 degrees C.

Weather And Climate

The climate in the tundra is a cold and dry climate. There are strong, drying winds in the tundra along with cold, desert like conditions. There is an average of 6 to 10 inches of rain a year.

The Tundra is mainly located in the northern side of the world near the north pole.

Locations Worldwide

The tundra can be found in these

countries. Alaska, Nth Canada,

Greenland, Nth Scandinavia, Nth

Siberiaand Russia

There are not many plants in the tundra because of the climate. The tundra includes plants such as arctic moss, arctic willow, bearberry, caribou moss, diamond-leaf willow, labrador tea, pasque flower, tufted saxifrage, yellow tundra flower.

Plants

Information on the Bearberry:Stem rises 2-8 inches off the groundLow growing plantThey bloom between March and JuneSilky hairs can keep the plant warmThey grow in dry areasThe bearberry isn’t found in any other biome

Bearberry

Pasque Flower

Information on the Pasque Flower:The pasque flower is a member of the Ranunculaceous family.Grows low to the ground. The colour varies from dark lavender to white.The fine, silky hairs on the plant help insulate the flower.

There are quite a few animals in the Tundra. Some animals include Polar Bear, Caribou, Arctic fox, Arctic hare, Snowy Owl, Musk Ox, Rock Ptarmigan, Ermine, Grizzly Bear, wolves, Pikas, Ravens, Shrew, Squirrel, Bald Eagle, Penguin.

Animals

Arctic HareBasic Information:Mammal.Omnivore.Weighs 3-7 kg.Scientific name: Lupus arcticus.

Other information:Skin changes each season. Brown and/or grey in summer, white in winter.A female can have a maximum of 8 babies.The baby hare is called a leveret.

Musk OxBasic information:MammalHerbivoreLives for 12-20 years

More information:Has enemies such as the arctic fox, arctic wolf, polar bears etc.Scientific name of Ovibos Moschatus

Food Chain

Caribou(NOTE: image could not be found on website)

Arctic Wolf Grass

There are many different food chains in the tundra. Below is an example of a food chain. In this food chain below, the grass is the producer. That makes the caribou consumer 1 and the arctic wolf consumer 2. the arctic wolf eats the caribou and the grass. The caribou only eats the grass and the arctic wolf is its predator.

Food WebA food web is basically all the food chains connected together. This is an example of a food web.A polar bear eats the arctic fox which eats the snowy owl and an ermine, it also eats a snowy goose and a snow buntling. It also eats pika, arctic hare and lemming.

Interesting Facts

The word Tundra means land of no trees The tundra has six weeks of summer Earth’s coldest and harshest biome summer lasts 50-60 days where the sun

shines 24 hours a day

Interesting Facts

two types of tundra, polar tundra and arctic tundra

Believed to have formed 10,000 years ago

covers one tenth of the world permanently covered in a layer of

permafrost

Bibliography

Wikipediawww.ucmp.berkely.eduwww.animals.nationalgeographic.comwww.library.thinkquest.orgwww.blueplanetbiomes.orgwww.tundrabiomeproject.blogspot.com.auwww.environment.nationalgeographic.comwww.bioexpedition.comwww.t00beyond.tripod.com Images from www.freedigitalphotos.net

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