Artic Tundra
Antarctic Tundras
Alpine tundra
Polar Ecosystems
Climate Change
100

T/F : Permafrost is a permanently frozen layer underneath the ground 

True 

100

T/F - Artic Tundras are colder than Antarctic Tundras 

False 

100

Where Alpine Tundras Located 

A. Hot Deserts 

B. Mountains

C. grasslands 

B. Mountains

100

Which Pair of animals lives in a Polar ecosystem 

A. Deer & Lizards

B. Orca and Bunny 

c. Penguin & Sperm Whale 

C. 

100

Which is NOT a Greenhouse gas? 

A. Nitrogen Oxide

B. Co2 

C. Water Vapor 

D. Calcium Carbonate

D.

200

Name an animal that lives in the Artic Tundra 

Artic Wolf, Artic Hare, Artic fox, Polar bear, Caribou

200

T/F - Polar bears are an animal that live in Antarctic Tundras 

True 


200

T/F - Alpine Tundras have high oxygen levels 

False 

200

Name the type of autotrophs(producers) in Polar ecosystems 

Algae and Phytoplankton 

200

What is the effect of thawing permafrost?

A. Unstable foundations 

B.  dead organisms resurface 

C. Disease spread 

D. All the above

D.

300

There are Artic Tundras in Northern Canada, Northern Alaska, Greenland, Northern Russia, and ____

A. Mt. Everest 

B. Iceland 

C. North Pole

C. Northpole

300

Name some characteristics of an Antarctic Tundra  

High Latitude 

Very cold and dark winters

 short and cool growing season

300

Some Plants of an Alpine Tundra include lichen, Moss, and ___?

A. Succulents

B. Tall trees 

C. Dwarf, stunted trees 

C. Dwarf, stunted trees

300

What causes Sea ice to Melt? 

Warmer temperatures

300

Name at least 3 effects of climate change

Coral bleaching, more intense hurricanes, human health impacts(disease spreads, Changes of precipitation, changes in temperature, increased sea levels, melting sea ice 

400

Describe at least 2 characteristics of an Artic Tundra

Land Based food web 

Producers are Moss and Lichen 

Cold

Tree less 

400

What does High Latitude mean? 

Being far from the equator. 
400

Name at least 2 Alpine Tundra animals 

Pika, Marmots, Mountain goats, bighorn sheep, insects 

400

Why is Sea ice known as Upside-down soil?

Algae and Phytoplankton grow on the underside of the ice 

400

What is the difference between high and low albedo?

High albedo (ex- Snow/ Ice) reflects heat. Where something with a low albedo(open water) absorbs heat. 

500

What are the differences between polar ecosystems and arctic tundras? 

Arctic Tundras have a land-based food web whereas polar ecosystems have an ocean-based food web

500

Name a few animal adaptions that Antarctic Tundra animals have 

Camouflage 

Fur  or Feathers 

Fat for insulation 

500

Describe the Alpine Tundra's growing season 

Longer, warmer than the Artic Tundra

500

Describe some reasons as to why sea ice is important 

Used as a bridge for land animals, Providing food, and protection

500

How does the Melting sea ice impact polar bears? 

Polar bears are losing habitats and have trouble finding food