Tundra By Levi and Isaac

The aqua Color is The tundra

Were it is located

2.Occupies earths northern hemisphere

4.Low latitude - Aklavik is apart of the tundra ands it latitude can normally be

found at the 68.13 degrees north

5. Calliergon Giganteum Salix Arctica Bear Berry Caribou Moss Pasque flower

5 plants in the tundra

Hares-Adaptation is they have strong claws on the front of their feet and short legs

Oxen- their hooves are capable to break through ice and drink water

Porcupines- very strong claws to help them climb trees

Lemmings- their fur turns white to blend in with the snow and protect itself from snowy owls

Reindeer- Their foot pads shrink and become covered with fur for the cold snow

5 herbivores and adaptations*question 6

The tundra is an unusually cold and dry climate. Precipitation totals 6-10 inches of rain a year, which includes melted snow. This is almost as little as the world's driest deserts.

How much rain fall the tundra has

Polar bear: They usually live at the far northern edge, because they find almost all of their food in the Arctic Ocean.

Wolves: travel in small families and attack caribou

on the Arctic tundra that are too slow to stay with the pack

Artic foxes: eat all sorts of meat including lemmings Arctic hares, and birds.

Wolverines :are known to be ferocious and strong. but they can attack prey animals much larger than themselves.

Snowy awl: hunts for and eats small rodents such as lemmings.

Carnivores in the tundra

Food web for tundra

Ecological pyramid

Predators: wolfs ,fox's, wolverine ,musk oxen etc..

Prey: artic hare ,caribou ,lemming.

Predators and prey

Keeps sea levels relatively low The Ice is trapping the carbon, so a lot of it

doesn’t go into the atmosphere

Benefits of The tundra

Global Warming

The Biggest threat to the tundra

Is it wet land?