Tundra

nickname: Arctic

Diversity: The diversity is very low, there is very few species.

polar bear arctic fox

Two animal adaptations:

Almost all the animals go into hibernation during the cold, rough winters.

Some animals like the Musk Ox will grow 2 layers of fur to protect themselves from the harsh winds and weather.

Identifying Plant species: herbaceous plants

Two Plant Adaptations:

A lot of the plants grow close to the ground and in bunches to stay away from the high winds and the cold.

Some plants are dark colored so they can absorb the suns rays to keep warm.

Impact humans have:

The biggest impact humans have on the tundra is global warming.

The climate is polar.

5 Interesting Facts:

It is considered a carbon dioxide sink because it store more carbon dioxide than it gives off.

Driest place on Earth, only gets an average of 10 inches a year.

Two types of tundra- arctic and alpine tundra.

This biome covers about 20% of earth.

During the summer the sun is up for mostly 24 hours and during the winter there is almost no sun that shows.