The Tundra Biomes
Delgado, Karina
Professor Tuscano
NR 2 TTH AM
27 January 2015
Tundra Biomes In the world there are about twelve biomes. The major biomes include deserts, forests, grasslands, tundra and several aquatic environments. A biome is large geographical area with special plants and animal groups and they are adapted to that type of environment. The Tundra biome is the coldest biome of the many biomes. It is separated into two types which are the arctic and alpine. The following information was gathered from a few websites which include Blue Planet Biome, National Geographic-Tundra, and UCMP.Berkely- The Tundra Biome. The Tundra biome is the coldest and harshest biomes in the world. The Tundra ecosystem is treeless and can be found in the arctic in the northern hemisphere an example would be the North Pole and …show more content…
In the arctic there are known to be about 1,7000 types of plants. These plants include low shrubs, sedges, reindeer mosses, liverworts, and grasses. There are also some flowers, crustose and foliose lichen. Some of the animals that are found are herbivorous mammals these include lemmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares and squirrels. The carnivorous mammals are arctic foxes, wolves, and polar bears. Yo can also find migratory birds like ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, ravens, sandpipers, terns, snow birds, and various species of gulls Some of the insects found are mosquitoes, flies, moths, grasshoppers, black flies and arctic bumble bees. Finally in the arctic there are fish like cod, flatfish, salmon, and trout. On the other hand there is the alpine tundra where there are similar plants to the arctic and also tussock grasses, dwarf trees, small-leafed shrubs, and heaths. Animals that are found on the Alpine tundra are mammals pikas, marmots, mountain goats, sheep, and elk. Grouselike birds are found in the Alpine tundra along with a few insects: springtails, beetles, grasshoppers,
Professor Tuscano
NR 2 TTH AM
27 January 2015
Tundra Biomes In the world there are about twelve biomes. The major biomes include deserts, forests, grasslands, tundra and several aquatic environments. A biome is large geographical area with special plants and animal groups and they are adapted to that type of environment. The Tundra biome is the coldest biome of the many biomes. It is separated into two types which are the arctic and alpine. The following information was gathered from a few websites which include Blue Planet Biome, National Geographic-Tundra, and UCMP.Berkely- The Tundra Biome. The Tundra biome is the coldest and harshest biomes in the world. The Tundra ecosystem is treeless and can be found in the arctic in the northern hemisphere an example would be the North Pole and …show more content…
In the arctic there are known to be about 1,7000 types of plants. These plants include low shrubs, sedges, reindeer mosses, liverworts, and grasses. There are also some flowers, crustose and foliose lichen. Some of the animals that are found are herbivorous mammals these include lemmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares and squirrels. The carnivorous mammals are arctic foxes, wolves, and polar bears. Yo can also find migratory birds like ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, ravens, sandpipers, terns, snow birds, and various species of gulls Some of the insects found are mosquitoes, flies, moths, grasshoppers, black flies and arctic bumble bees. Finally in the arctic there are fish like cod, flatfish, salmon, and trout. On the other hand there is the alpine tundra where there are similar plants to the arctic and also tussock grasses, dwarf trees, small-leafed shrubs, and heaths. Animals that are found on the Alpine tundra are mammals pikas, marmots, mountain goats, sheep, and elk. Grouselike birds are found in the Alpine tundra along with a few insects: springtails, beetles, grasshoppers,