Tundra Wildlife
A small mammal that burrows under the snow.
What is a lemming?
Climate change is causing this to melt.
What is permafrost?
This adaptation allows tundra plants to survive the strong winds.
What is shortness?
A large mammal that eats fresh, fatty meat.
What is a polar bear?
The tundra biome is found in 3 places.
What is Arctic, Antarctic, and mountain top?
This adaptation allows many tundra plants to absorb sunlight better.
What is red pigmentation?
This smaller mamma'sl has adapted to blend in with the snow.
What is the arctic fox?
The Arctic tundra has this season for only 6 weeks of the year.
What is summer?
This is the only tree that is able to grow in the harsh climate of the Arctic tundra.
What is the dwarf willow?
This tundra animal has the scientific name Lepus arcticus.
What is the Arctic hare or polar rabbit?
The percentage of the earth's surface covered by tundra.
What is 20%?
This formation develops when salt water in the tundra biome freezes.
What are ice flowers?
This antlered mammal is an herbivore.
What is a reindeer or caribou?
The tundra is similar to this biome in the amount of precipitation it receives each year.
What is the desert?
This gas is absorbed by the tundra which helps to stabilize global temperature.
What is carbon dioxide?