Polar Tundra Animals And Plants
Some of the animals that live in the polar biome include polar bears penguins and arctic foxes on land and seals whales and zooplankton in the ocean 3.
Polar tundra animals and plants. Animals - Polar bears live in the Arctic and penguins live in the Antarctic. The arctic tundra plants and animals have to adapt themselves in order to survive the harsh conditions of this region. 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.
One to three class periods. Tundra Animals and plants. These amazing polar bears live in this Tundra biome.
The tundra plants consist mostly of mosses grasses lichens sedges and shrubs. Without these plants food sources are killed for some animals and they will start to die off. Bears Polar Bears diets consist mainly of seals.
It has no predators and it eats Bear berries Musk. Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season. Animals of the Arctic Tundra 1.
Few other plants can survive. 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. They have thick blubber that keeps them warm during the winter as well as a thick coat that reinforces that warmth.
Penguins also exist in the polar biome but they only exist in. Despite its cold temperatures there are many animals who live in the polar biome 3. The tundra is characterized by permafrost a layer of soil and partially decomposed organic matter that is frozen year-round.