biome: tundra
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Period 5 Tashim Lorenzo Coiln McComas. Biome: Tundra . Where tundra are found . Found in the northern hemisphere. A Climate Diagram . Different maps Short growing season Low temperature below zero degree Celsius. Major Characteristic . Has very low temperatures - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BIOME: TUNDRA
Period 5 Tashim Lorenzo
Coiln McComas
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Where tundra are found
Found in the northern hemisphere
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A Climate Diagram
Different maps Short growing season Low temperature below zero degree Celsius
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Major Characteristic Has very low temperatures Very little precipitation Treeless Very little nutrients Short growing season
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Major plant life Arctic Low shrubs ,sedges ,
reindeer mosses ,liverworts , and grass
400 different flowers crustose and foliose
lichen No trees
Alpine Tussock grassesDwarf trees Small leaf shrubs Heaths
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Examples of animals ( Arctic) Mammals: lemmings, voles, caribou,
arctic hares and squirrels, arctic foxes, wolves, and polar bears
Birds :ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, sandpipers, terns, snow birds, and various species of gulls
Fish: cod, flatfish, salmon, and trout Insects: mosquitoes, flies, moths,
grasshoppers, black flies and arctic bumble bees
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Example of animals (Alpine)
Mammals: picas, marmots, mountain goats, sheep, elk
Birds: grouse like birds Insects: springtails, beetles,
grasshoppers, butterflies
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Other interesting Facts Coldest of all biome Its treeless Average temperature -34 in winter Arctic growing season 50-60 days Alpine 180 day growing season
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Reference Greenwich Public Schools: Tundra Biome(
http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=3631)
Knowledge Project(http://www.nature.com/scitable/content/tundra-biome-climate-diagram-13308130)
The Tundra Biome(http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php)
Google image www.google.com