Download Alpine Biome

Plants
Animals
(at least 10)
(at least 10)
pine trees
bear grass
moss
lichens
wild potato
ferns
berry bushes
flowering plants
grasses
polylepis forests
Adaptations
Most of the trees are evergreens and
must be able to handle cold
conditions.
The flowers, bushes and grasses
grow mainly in the spring and are
dormant in the winter.
chickaree
grizzly bear
chinchilla
elk
ibex
mountain goat
mountain lion
snow leopard
snowshoe hair
yak
Adaptations
Many of the animals hibernate for
the winter.
The animals that don’t hibernate
move to lower elevations in the cold
months.
Small limbs, ears and tails to
prevent heat loss
More red blood cells to help carry
oxygen around the body in high
altitudes.
Alpine
Biome
Interactions
biotic:
Animals have to deal with cold
temperatures and high
amounts of UV radiation.
The pine cones provide a year
round food source for many of
the animals.
Geography
location:
parts of North America,
South America, central
Asia, southern Africa and
Europe
description:
Mountainous with many
different elevations. Plants
and trees only on the lower
elevations.
abiotic:
Different altitudes support
different plant and animal
species.
Precipitation is mainly in the
form of snow.
soil type:
well drained, rocky
Climate
precipitation amount per
year:
12 inches (30 cm)
temperature range:
-10 to 50◦F (-23 to 10◦C)
climate:
dry, cold, snowy and
windy