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Tundra Biome Dawn Ingrid Atkins
(201002868)
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/coxa/502/tundra.html
General (Tundra)About 1/5 of earth There is an Artic tundra & Alphine tundra
Arctic Tundra Alphine Tundra http://aarband.weebly.com/arcticantarctic-tundra-biome.html
http://www.glogster.com/43rockstarr/alpine-tundra/g-6luujgjfqj7e2daf3sorga0
Arctic Tundra In the Northern Hemisphere around North pole
http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/curriculum_resources_poletopole.htm
Altitude & Tundra Biome
Ranges from 300 - 11,079 feet in elevation
Located in:far north of GreenlandAlaskaCanada Europe Russia
Temperature in a Tundra Biome
coldest of all biomes
Under the soil earth is frozen & never melts
Summer Winter
•last short time (60 days)•3-12 degrees C•Warm enough for plants & animals to reproduce & grow.
• very cold & long • -34 degrees C•T can drop to -70° C
Rainfall in Tundra Biome Annual rainfall = 15-25 cm About a m under top layer of soil –
ground that is permanently frozen= Permafrost
SummerTop level of soil thaws - for plants to grow &
reproduce (dormant over winter)Permafrost NEVER thaws (plants = shallow root
systems)
When water soaks upper soil surface, ponds form & provide moisture for plants & small life forms
Animals found in the Artic Adapted to survive long cold winters
extra layer of fat (keep them warm)In winter their fur = longer & thicker
Many hibernate during winter= food is hard to findOthers migrate to warmer places
Animal populations fluctuate with the seasons Animals breed & raise their young in short summer
Animals in a Tundra Biome
Arctic wolf Musk ox
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biometundra.htm
http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/arctic-wolf.html
Plants in Tundra Low growing (Trees don’t grow here)
Group together (withstand winds & cold temperatures)
Adapted so that photosynthesis can occur (in low light & cold Temperature)
Plants in a Tundra Biome
Moss Lichens
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/arclife.htm
Interesting facts: Tundra Biome
Tundra comes Finnish word means “treeless plain”
Tundra = world's coldest & driest biomes
Nights last for weeks (winter)
Summer- sun shines almost 24 hours a day (Arctic
= Land of Midnight Sun)
References Alyssa, S. (2011). Science Biome Song. Available from:
http://youtu.be/gcBji4C6fhA (Accessed 18 April 2013).
Anderson, G. (2003). Marine Science: Terrestrial Life in the Arctic. Available from: http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/arclife.htm
(Accessed 19April 2013).
Arband. Artic/ Antartic Tundra Biome. Available from:
http://aarband.weebly.com/arcticantarctic-tundra-biome.html (Accessed 19 April 2013).
Cox, A. (2009). The Biomes of the World. Available from: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/coxa/502/tundra.html
(Accessed 19 April 2013).
References cont... Glogster. (2012). Alpine Tundra. Available from:
http://www.glogster.com/43rockstarr/alpine-tundra/g-6luujgjfqj7e2daf3sorga0 (Accessed 19 April 2013).
Robnett, R. (2009). Who lives in the Tundra Biome? Available from:
http://youtu.be/KiwUYNNsVP4 (Accessed 18 April 2013).
Slough, E. (1999). What is the Common Elevation of the Tundra. Available from: http://www.ehow.com/facts_7310301_common-elevation-tundra_.html (Accessed on 19 April 2013)
Teaching Times. (2008). Pole to Pole Cross Curriculum Project. Available from: http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/curriculum_resources_poletopole.htm (Accessed 19 April 2013).
References cont…True Wild Life. (2010). Arctic Wolf. Available from:
http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/arctic-wolf.html (Accessed 19 April 2012).
Tundra Biome. (2002). [http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biometundra.htm]
YouTube. (2012). Tundra Biome Style. Available from:
http://youtu.be/UUD0fR4gsnU (Accessed 18 April 2013).