Arctic Tundra Animals And Plants
One to three class periods.
Arctic tundra animals and plants. It has many predators such as Arctic Voles Lemmings and Shrews. The tundra plants consist mostly of mosses grasses lichens sedges and shrubs. Arctic tundra animals do not enjoy the luxury of simply heading into thick forests to escape the biting wind.
The meaning of this word is a plain region devoid of trees. Many animals feed on the pika. This is why plants as well animals in the Arctic tundra biome endure its testing conditions.
Students create an arctic food web to understand the feeding connections and social relationships between tundra plants and animals. Arctic Tundra List of Animal and Plants to take to Mars. The arctic tundra is also a windy place and winds can blow between 30 to 60 miles 48 to 97 kilometers per hour.
For example caribous possess hooves that are large and spreading. Lemmings musk oxen arctic foxes and wolves. In North America the descriptive term Barren Grounds is frequently applied.
Plants and animals have adapted to stay warm and preserve water. Other animals that live in the tundra include polar bears arctic foxes caribous north american reindeers penguins southern arctic areas grey wolves snow geese and musk oxen. Plants include things like.
It is a type of hamster. The Arctic hare eats mainly woody plants but also dine on buds fruits. But some animals like the caribou or musk oxen can eat the lichens and other plants.