Polar Tundra Animals And Plants
Their are many types of animals that survive in the cold tundra like a the polar.
Polar tundra animals and plants. Only a thin layer of soil called the active layer thaws and refreezes each year. A very simple plant without stems or leaves that grows in or near water. Approximately 1700 species of plants live on the Arctic tundra including flowering plants dwarf shrubs herbs grasses mosses and lichens.
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. Many plants are in their dwarf smaller forms compared to their growth forms in warmer climates. 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.
This may be a teacher-directed or independent activity depending on grade level. Without these plants food sources are killed for some animals and they will start to die off. The tundra plants consist mostly of mosses grasses lichens sedges and shrubs.
Cold environments both polar and tundra. Bears Polar Bears diets consist mainly of seals. Pines are an autotrophic plant and are producers for animals in food chains.
Animals that live in the polar biome include polar bears beluga whales killer whales and harbor seals 4. Wolves are the top predators. Arctic animals have thick coats to keep them warm.
Penguins also exist in the polar biome but they only exist in. Although the animals are marine species students will still gain the concept of a food chain. Arctic hares can be found in various tundra areas of greenland and northern canada.