Transcript The Tundra
The Tundra Lauren Carroll, Scott Ledford, Ivan Sanchez Precipitation: in inches Temperature and Climate • The average temp. in winter is -30 degrees. • In summer its 50 degrees. The Growing Season last about 2 months and starts about midsummer. Where In The World are Tundra's? Unique Characteristics • In the summer months, the sun shines all the time, even at midnight. • The sun can stay below the horizon leaving the tundra dark for up to two months. Unique Characteristics • As the sea freezes, the salt rises to the surface as ice crystals also called ice flowers. • The tundra is the coldest and the driest of the biomes. Plants • The yellow Tundra Flower is just a flowering shrub, also known as the shrubby cinquefoil • The Bearberry is known for being best liked by bears. Plants • Lichen is the most bizarre form of life, and is very sensitive to air pollution. • The Pasque Flower is the first bloom of spring even before the ground has thawed. Plants • Caribou Moss is known as the cladonia rangiferina it grows on ground and rocks, and can be up to 4 inches high. • Tufted Saxifrage grows in a low tight cushion in order to trap the suns heat. Plants • Rhododendron has waxy leaves that prevent water loss. • Artic Poppy is known as a herb and is extremely tough and can grow up to 25 cm tall. Plants • The Dwarf Willow Tree can only grow up to four inches tall, but can spread on the ground. • Cotton Grass is a member of the Sedge family, and is not a form of grass. Animals • Snowy Owls are also known as the Great White Owl. Can way anywhere from 3.56.6 pounds. • The Artic Loon is one of the few birds to have solid bones. Animals • King Penguins are the second largest penguins. Adults are average 90 cm tall. • Puffins raise about 1 or 2 baby puffins a year. There colorful bills are used to catch many fish. Animals • Snowshoe Hare has two coats one brown one white they also have huge back feet. • The Musk Ox is huge and average 500-900 pounds. Animals • Caribou is a member of the deer family, isn’t shy, hates flies, and is always moving. • Gray Wolf is about 2.5 feet tall and is about 4-5 feet long and 80-90 pounds. They can also jump 12 feet high. Animals • Emperor Penguins can live to be about 20 years old, and there body shape helps them survive. • Polar Bears are the largest bears, they can weigh anywhere between 880-1500 pounds. Insects • Surprisingly insects can survive in the Tundra, they are mosquitoes and black flies. SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!!!!! • Polar Bears are becoming endangered because of global warming. There ice is melting and that’s where they spend most of their time.