The tundra has a very cold climate with winter temperatures between -20 to -30 degrees C and summer temperatures between 3 to 12 degrees C. It is located near the north pole in areas like Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia, Siberia, and Russia. Few plants can survive the harsh conditions, including mosses, willows, and flowers. Animals that have adapted include the Arctic fox, caribou, polar bear, and musk ox. Food chains in the tundra are short with few links, such as caribou eating grass and being preyed on by Arctic wolves.

2. In the Tundra the
weather is normally
extremely cold. The
winter temperatures
Normally average
between -20 to -30
degrees C. In the
summer the
temperature
averages between 3
to 12 degrees C.

3. The climate in the
tundra is a cold and
dry climate. There
are strong, drying
winds in the tundra
along with
cold, desert like
conditions. There is
an average of 6 to
10 inches of rain a
year.

4. The Tundra is
mainly located
in the
northern side
of the world
near the north
pole.

5. The tundra can be
found in these
countries. Alaska,
Nth Canada,
Greenland, Nth
Scandinavia, Nth
Siberia
and Russia

6. There are not many plants in the
tundra because of the climate. The
tundra includes plants such as arctic
moss, arctic
willow, bearberry, caribou
moss, diamond-leaf willow, labrador
tea, pasque flower, tufted
saxifrage, yellow tundra flower.

7. Information on the Bearberry:
Stem rises 2-8 inches off the ground
Low growing plant
They bloom between March and June
Silky hairs can keep the plant warm
They grow in dry areas
The bearberry isn’t found in any other
biome

8. Information on the Pasque Flower:
The pasque flower is a member of the
Ranunculaceous family.
Grows low to the ground.
The colour varies from dark lavender to
white.
The fine, silky hairs on the plant help
insulate the flower.

9. There are quite a few
animals in the Tundra. Some
animals include Polar
Bear, Caribou, Arctic
fox, Arctic hare, Snowy
Owl, Musk Ox, Rock
Ptarmigan, Ermine, Grizzly
Bear, wolves, Pikas, Ravens,
Shrew, Squirrel, Bald
Eagle, Penguin.

10. Basic Information:
Mammal.
Omnivore.
Weighs 3-7 kg.
Scientific name: Lupus arcticus.
Other information:
Skin changes each season. Brown and/or
grey in summer, white in winter.
A female can have a maximum of 8
babies.
The baby hare is called a leveret.

11. Basic information:
Mammal
Herbivore
Lives for 12-20 years
More information:
Has enemies such as the arctic fox,
arctic wolf, polar bears etc.
Scientific name of
Ovibos Moschatus

12. There are many different food chains in the tundra.
Below is an example of a food chain. In this food chain
below, the grass is the producer. That makes the
caribou consumer 1 and the arctic wolf consumer 2.
the arctic wolf eats the caribou and the grass. The
caribou only eats the grass and the arctic wolf is its
predator.
Caribou
(NOTE: image could not
be found on website)
Arctic Wolf Grass

13. A food web is basically all the food chains
connected together. This is an example of a
food web.
A polar bear eats the arctic fox which eats the
snowy owl and an ermine, it also eats a snowy
goose and a snow buntling. It also eats
pika, arctic hare and lemming.

14.  The word Tundra means land of no trees
 The tundra has six weeks of summer
 Earth’s coldest and harshest biome
 summer lasts 50-60 days where the sun
shines 24 hours a day

15.  Believed to have formed 10,000 years
ago
 covers one tenth of the world
 permanently covered in a layer of
permafrost
two types of tundra, polar tundra and
arctic tundra

16. Bibliography
 Wikipedia
 www.ucmp.berkely.edu
 www.animals.nationalgeographic.com
 www.library.thinkquest.org
 www.blueplanetbiomes.org
 www.tundrabiomeproject.blogspot.com.au
 www.environment.nationalgeographic.com
 www.bioexpedition.com
 www.t00beyond.tripod.com
 Images from www.freedigitalphotos.net

17. Just Joking
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