Tundra Biome Animals And Plants Adaptations
Explore the unique landscape of the tundra and meet the plants and animals that have adapted to live in.
Tundra biome animals and plants adaptations. The animals here tend to have thicker and warmer feathers and fur. Tundra plant adaptations many plants are perennials which means they save up their energy and nutrients for multiple growing seasons before flowering. They grow close together low to the ground.
Hibernation - Although hibernation is often thought of as behavioural it is also in fact a physiological. The Tundra can also be found in the Alpine regions at high altitudes on mountains where trees dont grow. But some animals like the caribou or musk oxen can eat the lichens and other plants.
Most animal and plant life in this biome have insulation in the way of hair fuzz fur or feathers. Also nearly all the Tundras vegetation have adapted in some way to help reinforce the survival of their species. Arctic Moss Arctic Willow Caribou Moss Labrador Tea Arctic Poppy Cotton Grass Lichens and Moss.
Tundra Plants Are Dark in Color. This adaptation helps plants conserve heat by reducing the surface area exposed to the cold as well as protecting the plants from winds. This is not unique to the Tundra and is commonly found in places where there is a lot of predatorprey relationships such as animals living in a Savanna biome.
The Arctic Fox has short ears and a short round body with a thick coat to minimize the amount of skin exposed to the frigid air. The Tundra can also be found in the Alpine regions at high altitudes on mountains where trees dont grow. Animals and plants in the tundra make special adaptations to survive the extreme cold.
Plants of the same species often grow near each other in clusters in the tundra. 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. They have to have special adaptations to allow them to live in extreme conditions and low temperatures.