Polar Tundra Animals And Plants
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Polar tundra animals and plants. A wide variety of plant species mainly sedges grasses and flowering plants form the vegetation of the tundra. Their are many types of animals that survive in the cold tundra like a the polar. Two main vegetation zones are found in the polar lands.
One to three class periods. Arthropods with hard crusty shells. It has no predators and it eats Bear berries Musk.
Wolves are the top predators. Plants and animals have adapted to stay warm and preserve water. Plankton are tiny plants animals and bacteria that float on the surface.
Approximately 1700 species of plants live on the Arctic tundra including flowering plants dwarf shrubs herbs grasses mosses and lichens. Plant and animal life Vegetation. Despite its cold temperatures there are many animals who live in the polar biome 3.
Many plants are in their dwarf smaller forms compared to their growth forms in warmer climates. The Arctic Creature Mobile Grades K-5 Students create a mobile of Arctic animals that depend on each other for food. These tactics will usually involve stealth and patience.
Cetacea mammals that are divided into two broad groups toothed and baleen. Only a thin layer of soil called the active layer thaws and refreezes each year. When we say tundra animals the first few names to come to your mind are likely to be the arctic fox polar bear caribou arctic hare lemmings etc.