What animal has migrated to the tundra and is competing with the Artic fox for food
What is the red fox?
100
The tundras unique permafrost holds about how much of the earths carbon dioxide
What is 10-14%
100
When water is recycled it is evaporated from what and then recycled back into the tundra
What is snow?
100
Decomposers break down other organisms and they produce a waste which is released by nitrogen , also known as a process called ammonification
What is ammonia?
100
A Artic fox follows this animal in an attempt of commensalism, this animal eats lichen and has been called a reindeer in the past
What is a caribou?
200
The tundra has also been called the what?
What is the "Treeless Plain"
200
The tundra is also known as the what
What is carbon sink?
200
at Churchill wild they have created what type of water system which is non harmful to the animals
What is a grey water recycling system?
200
these organisms create dead flesh and vegetation which excretes nitrogen as a waste product
What are earth worms?
200
A huge animal in which humans only hunt and besides being hunted by humans they can die because lack of seal
What is a polar bear ?
300
in which place does the Tundra win is the category of deadliest environments?
What is 2nd place?
300
when permafrost melts it goes from a carbon sink to a what
What is a carbon contributor?
300
a unique characteristic of the tundra which allows nothing to penetrate it not even water or plants
What is a permafrost?
300
This is a key chemical for vegetation to survive and photosynthesis to occur
What is chlorophyll production?
300
This animal was named after the glands that produce the strong stinky odor. They roam in herds to locate food and fight for a female partner which will only give birth in spring after a 8 month period
What is a musk ox?
400
Animals over time have adapted to the tundra where as humans haven't making the tundra one of the most
What is a uninhabitable place?
400
A major concern of the melting of permafrost contributes to what concept that led to the greenhouse effect?
What is global warming?
400
Water pollution in the tundra is mainly caused by what
What are human oil spills?
400
This animal can increase the rate of soil nitrogen cycling
What is a caribou?
400
This animal is all vegetarian and only consumes plants such as mossy woods and buds which are mainly found in the tundra
What is a Artic hare?
500
This animal gives birth to their offspring which are smaller to humans and are also a lot more tidier . Another characteristic they have are they have temper tantrums
What are polar
bears?
500
Tundra ecosystem is dense in carbon they have little to gain more carbon but more to lose if permafrost were to what ?
What is thaw ?
500
oil spills migrate how?This process results in suffocation in animals and dead plants
What is floating in the water?
500
activities caused by this species have caused a increased acceleration of nitrogen
What are human activities?
500
animal in which they shed their brown plumage in an attempt to blend in with their environment in the winter, sometimes they can be found in Japan and they are known to live in "Rocky" Places ( hint hint )