Plants
How does Cotton Grass stay warm?
It grows cotton on it so it can stay warm
What color is an Arctic fox?
Possible answer: reddish-brown during the summer, spring, and fall, and white during winter.
Is the Tundra warm or cold?
COLD
What eats lemmings?
Arctic Foxes and Red Foxes
Why don't trees grow in the Alpine Tundra?
The altitude is too high and permafrost prevents trees from taking root
How does Labrador Tea stay warm?
It has fuzzy leaves
How high can snow leopards jump?
Possible answers: about 30 feet high in one leap
How many parts of the Tundra are there?
Two: The Arctic and the Alpines
What lives in the lungs of mammals, causing them to die?
Lungworms
What is the growing season in the Alpine Tundra?
180 days
What does Arctic Willow do to keep pests away?
Produces its own pesticide
How fast can red foxes run?
Possible answers: nearly 30 miles per hour
What do the animals from the Tundra have that helps them survive?
Possible answers: They either have thick skin, thick fur, etc.
The Arctic Fox and Caribou hunt together. They work together to get food. The arctic fox benefits, but the Caribou is neither helped nor harmed. This is an example of...
Commensalism
What is the biggest problem in the Arctic Tundra?
Global Warming
How does Arctic Poppy increase photosynthesis?
By tracking the sun
How does a beluga whale survive in the cold temperature?
Possible answers: It has a thick layer of blubber to insulate it
What makes living in the Tundra hard?
It has freezing temperatures.
The Lungworm lives in the lungs of mammals and kills them. The Lungworm lives inside the mammal, but the mammal gets killed. This is an example of...
Parasitism
How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
Permafrost melts, causing carbon to be released into the atmosphere and more global warming to happen.
What is one way Arctic Moss can survive in the Tundra?
Possible answers:
tiny and short so it's wind resistant
grows close to the ground to store energy
draws moisture and rain from around them
needs almost no sunlight/nutrients to survive
How does the lemmings' size help them survive in the wild?
Possible answers: Their size helps conserve heat and blend into their surroundings.
On the graph, which month was there the most rainfall?
August
The Tundra swan eats the Pondweed. It then spreads the seeds around. Both species are helped. This is an example of...
Mutualism
What do lemmings eat?
Mostly bugs and plants.