Description
and Location
Animals and
Adaptations
Plants and
Adaptations
Interesting
Facts
Arctic Tundra is
very cold. Very
top of the earth
and the very
bottom. Very
snowy. Very icy.
They are
freezing and are
never warm.
Located at the
poles.
Polar Bears—they
have black skin
which keeps them
warm by
attracting the sun.
Their hair tangles
to trap heat
inside. Seals and
walruses. Both
have a layer of
blubber to keep
them warm.
Arctic foxes and
reindeer can also
be found.
Mosses grow under
the ice in the water.
Not many plants.
Lichen, herbs, and
low shrubs grow
there. Higher plants
grow in rock
crevices and
succeed in forming
tussocks on patches
of soil.
It can get below 125 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Descriptions and Locations
The arctic tundra is very icy, snowy, and
cold. It never gets warm there. It is located at
the north and south poles of the earth.
Animals and Adaptations
Some animals that live here are arctic
foxes, reindeer, seals, walruses, and polar bears.
Polar bears use adaptations such as black skin
and tangled hair to keep warm. Seals and
walruses have a layer of blubber to keep them
warm.
Plants and Adaptations
There are not many plants in this
ecosystem. Moss, lichen, herbs, and low shrubs
grow there. Higher plants grow in rock crevices.
Interesting Facts
It can get below -125 degrees Fahrenheit.
Arctic Tundra Ecosystem
The arctic tundra is very icy, snowy, and cold. It
never gets warm there. It is located at the north and
south poles of the earth.
Some animals that live here are arctic foxes,
reindeer, seals, walruses, and polar bears. Polar bears use
adaptations such as black skin and tangled hair to keep
warm. Seals and walruses have a layer of blubber to keep
them warm.
There are not many plants in this ecosystem.
Moss, lichen, herbs, and low shrubs grow there. Higher
plants grow in rock crevices.
It can get below -125 degrees Fahrenheit.