1. Tundra Feliks Golikov Jaina Lukose Greg Salisbury Help of Team A for Nicole Berman Team B

2. * Biomes are a region where many of the same plants and animals live * Earths life sphere is called a biosphere

3. Biomes 1. Tundra 2. Taiga 3. Grassland 4. Deciduous forest 5. Desert 6. Tropical rainforest

4. Land Biomes

5. * Upper part of the world * Near North Pole * Alaska, North Canada, and Greenland * Summer = rivers form from snow

6. Location of the tundra

7. * Coldest Biome * 2 seasons * Temperature from -26 to 4 degrees Celsius * 11 cm average rainfall * Very snowy * Short summers

9. Summer * All Daylight 24/7 * Lots of insects and small plants * Lasts 6-8 weeks * Mostly above 0 degrees Celsius * Many puddles and ponds Winter * Mostly dark * Animals hibernate/migrate * Lasts 10 months * Mostly -35 degrees Celsius * Frozen ground

10. Plants o Mosses o Wildflower o Lichens

11. Plants Adaptation o Mosses- grows in water, is a bryophyte o Wildflower- have tiny hairs and bloom in a few months o Lichens- can survive all year long

12. Plants and Adaptation o Purple Saxifrage –keeps itself warm in strong winds and cold temperature o Prairie Crocus –use sunlight to produce flower Purple Saxifrage Prairie Crocus

13. Animals and Adaptations  Thick fur  short ears to avoid losing body heat  strong feet and curved claws  camouflaged in winter  thick feathers  hard to see in the snow  Coat changes color Caribou Snowy owl Arctic fox

14. Environmental Issues

15. Trans-Alaska Pipeline cuts through the tundra and cuts through habitats of animals

16. Plants Adaptation o All plants are only a few centimeters tall o Short plants can survive extreme winds o No trees - permafrost

17. Global warming causes ice to melt and makes it so polar bears can’t live

18. Limited amount of nitrogen in soil and most is in permafrost

19. Hunting  Rare species  Get paid for hunting

20. No Trees  Soil too frozen  Summer isn’t long enough  Cannot withstand wind