Tundra

(1) The Tundra is a terestrial biome.  2) Elizabeth Lawler and Angela Ludovico  Honors Biology Period 8  Nick Zlupko   (3) The Tundra is the coldest biome.The Tundra has very little precipitation and extremely low climate



 (4) Tundra comes from the Finnish word //tunturi//, meaning treeless plain.It has frost-molded landscapes, and short growing seasons. The Tundra has very little precipitation and extremely low climate. The tundra is the coldest region in the world. Fierce winds blow while snow and ice cover the ground. Even the sea freezes as the temperature gets colder. The tundra receives less than 10 inches of precipitation yearly. Sometimes the strong winds create "white outs" when the snow blows so much that it is hard to see! White outs last for days.It has frost-molded landscapes, and short growing seasons. (5) It is generally 60 degrees north as an estimate. Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, encircling the north pole and extending south to theconiferous forests of the taiga. (6) Varies quite widely from sea level 0m to the top of Mout McKinley 6,193m. It is located at a high altitude on mountains where trees cannot grow.  (7) A large variety of animals live in the tundra for the whole year. They have special adaptations that allow them to survive in the winter weather. Some of these include: short legs; long hair; and a coat of thick fur. They have short tails and large, furry feet. Many animals have white fur which camoflauges them against the snow. The tundra contains many species. Some of these species are polar bears, arctic foxes, caribou, snowy owls, white wolves, arctic hares, and many more. A few of the plant species that live in the tundra are shrubs, reindeer mosses, willows, lichens, grasses and other small plants. The Tundra has the coldest climate when compared to other biomes.  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(8) Shrubs, reindeer mosses, sedges, willows, lichens, grasses, and other small plants low to the ground are examples of producers in the tundra. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(9)Examples of primary consumers would be lemmings, insects, caribou, arctic hair and musk ox. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(10) The arctic fox, grizzly bear and snowy owl are secondary consumers. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(11) Polar bear and white wolf are consumers in the tundra.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(12) Bacteria, dead organisms, waste material, and fungi are decomposers in the tundra. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(13) Due to global warming the climate of the Tundras have dropped. this has been caused by us humans. we have impacted this biome by creating global warming causing the temperature to change disrupting the normal environment. Other effects that humans have on the tundra are hunting, oil drilling, over development and pollution. These are all major things that can harm the delicate environment of the tundra. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">(14) Works Cited <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">[|http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/] http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_climate.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/tundra-food-chain.html <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">http://www.ehow.com/facts_5903440_human-impact-tundra_.html http://www.ehow.com/facts_5876645_food-chains-tundra-ecosystem.html