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The Tundra
Lauren Carroll, Scott Ledford,
Ivan Sanchez
Precipitation: in inches
Temperature and Climate
• The
average
temp. in
winter is
-30
degrees.
• In summer
its 50
degrees.
The Growing Season last about 2
months and starts about midsummer.
Where In The World are Tundra's?
Unique Characteristics
• In the summer
months, the sun
shines all the time,
even at midnight.
• The sun can stay
below the horizon
leaving the tundra
dark for up to two
months.
Unique Characteristics
• As the sea freezes,
the salt rises to the
surface as ice crystals
also called ice
flowers.
• The tundra is the
coldest and the driest
of the biomes.
Plants
• The yellow Tundra
Flower is just a
flowering shrub, also
known as the shrubby
cinquefoil
• The Bearberry is
known for being best
liked by bears.
Plants
• Lichen is the most
bizarre form of life,
and is very sensitive
to air pollution.
• The Pasque Flower is
the first bloom of
spring even before
the ground has
thawed.
Plants
• Caribou Moss is
known as the
cladonia rangiferina it
grows on ground and
rocks, and can be up
to 4 inches high.
• Tufted Saxifrage
grows in a low tight
cushion in order to
trap the suns heat.
Plants
• Rhododendron has
waxy leaves that
prevent water loss.
• Artic Poppy is known
as a herb and is
extremely tough and
can grow up to 25 cm
tall.
Plants
• The Dwarf Willow
Tree can only grow
up to four inches tall,
but can spread on the
ground.
• Cotton Grass is a
member of the Sedge
family, and is not a
form of grass.
Animals
• Snowy Owls are also
known as the Great
White Owl. Can way
anywhere from 3.56.6 pounds.
• The Artic Loon is one
of the few birds to
have solid bones.
Animals
• King Penguins are the
second largest
penguins. Adults are
average 90 cm tall.
• Puffins raise about 1
or 2 baby puffins a
year. There colorful
bills are used to catch
many fish.
Animals
• Snowshoe Hare has
two coats one brown
one white they also
have huge back feet.
• The Musk Ox is huge
and average 500-900
pounds.
Animals
• Caribou is a member
of the deer family,
isn’t shy, hates flies,
and is always moving.
• Gray Wolf is about
2.5 feet tall and is
about 4-5 feet long
and 80-90 pounds.
They can also jump
12 feet high.
Animals
• Emperor Penguins
can live to be about
20 years old, and
there body shape
helps them survive.
• Polar Bears are the
largest bears, they
can weigh anywhere
between 880-1500
pounds.
Insects
• Surprisingly insects
can survive in the
Tundra, they are
mosquitoes and black
flies.
SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!!!!!
• Polar Bears are becoming endangered because
of global warming. There ice is melting and
that’s where they spend most of their time.