Polar Tundra Animals And Plants
TUNDRA ANIMALS AND PLANTS.
Polar tundra animals and plants. Animals - Polar bears live in the Arctic and penguins live in the Antarctic. Cold environments both polar and tundra. Penguins also exist in the polar biome but they only exist in.
The windswept treeless plains of the Arctic tundra sometimes look barren but they are inhabited by a multitude of plants and animals. One to three class periods. The Pine tree has small animals hunting for its twigs and leaves such as the Arctic Hare.
It has no predators and it eats Bear berries Musk. Few other plants can survive. Bears Polar Bears diets consist mainly of seals.
A wide variety of plant species mainly sedges grasses and flowering plants form the vegetation of the tundra. Few other plants can survive. Their are many types of animals that survive in the cold tundra like a the polar.
Only a thin layer of soil called the active layer thaws and refreezes each year. Some animals stay all year round others migrate to warmer places for the winter. Two main vegetation zones are found in the polar lands.
A very simple plant without stems or leaves that grows in or near water. Arthropods with hard crusty shells. Plants and animals have adapted to stay warm and preserve water.