1. TUNDRA BIOME

2. When you hear the word tundra what is the first thing you think of…?
A warm place..?
A forest…?
Dessert…?

3. Quick facts about Tundra
Tundra is so cold that trees do not grow.
Very cold
Little Rainfall

4. Polar Tundra Found near North & South Poles Short, cool summers
Shallow rooted plants (grasses & small shrubs)
Mosses & Lichens (plant made of fungus and green algae) below plants
Soil beneath Earth’s surface is frozen= PERMAFROST

5. Alpine Tundra Has permafrost Gets plenty of sunlight & precipitation
Found at the top of tall mountains
Above tree line elevation

6. Location
Tundra is located at the top of the world, near the arctic circle.
Tundra is found
in the following :
Siberia
Russia
Asia
Canada
Alaska

7. Types of plants
Artic willow– Found in North American tundra. This is a treeless plain with uneven ground usually found in dry, open places.
Bearberry– Also known as Foxberry. Is a low growing ever green, covered in a thick bark and fine silky hairs.
Caribou moss– This plant is found on the ground and rocks. It looks like foamy gray, green spongy mass and grows to be 1 to 4 inches high.
Labrador tea– Labrador tea grows to be 4 to 5 feet. It has a woody branches with narrow 1 to 2 inches leaves. This plant is smooth on the upper side with rusty nails underneath.
Pasque flower-- One of the prettiest flowers that grows in tundra. This flower has several stems that rises 6-8 inch off the ground. The color can range from dark lavender to almost white.

8. Types of animals
Musk oxs-- These animals have very long curvy horns with sharp tips that have a scent for mating. They feed off plants, and their main animal predator are wolves.
Wolves– Known for their strong teeth, a fur coat and good eye sight.
Polar bear– This type of animal have a white coat with sharp claws to hold their prey. Good smell sense. Most of their food consists of seals.
Fox– They have coats that change between seasons. They eat lemmings, berries, eggs and gulls.
Brown bear– Large animal with a fur and long claws. They eat large amount of berries, fish and plants.

10. Food Web

11. Natural resources
Tundra has a very cold climate. Most of the resources that are easily found in other biomes are hard to find them here. This are the 3 most abundant resources found in tundra.
Ice-> Ice counts for 90% of the world fresh water.
Coal-> Found in swamps as plants die and are buried before they can be complety decomposed. This is used aa direct heat.
Oil-> Oil is found in the mountains lowlands and plateaus. This was made a million years ago living things died and as years passed they were cover by mud and rocks, and the pressure cause the oil to form.

12. Exit ticket The lichen is a plant that gets its energy from the sun.
The arctic fox is a mammal that is a carnivore.
The lemming is a mouse like creature that is an herbivore.
The snowy owl will eat the arctic fox.
Draw a food chain for these four animals. Please label the producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer.

13. Exit ticket