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    Tundra
    What Is the Tundra?

    Plants in the Tundra


    The tundra is one of the
    harshest biomes and it is
    There are thousands of species
    definitely the coldest!
    of plants in the Arctic tundra.
    Temperatures in the tundra
    The plants tend to be small and
    can reach as low as minus 25
    close to the ground. This
    degrees Fahrenheit! Beneath
    protects them from strong
    the tundra is permafrost.
    winds and cold temperatures.
    Permafrost is a permanently
    Some plants that grow in the
    frozen sublayer of soil. There
    tundra include lichen, short
    is very little rain or snow in the
    shrubs, sedges, grasses,
    tundra, usually less than 15
    flowers, birch trees and willow
    inches a year.
    trees. Cushion plants, which,
    also grow in the tundra, are
    types of plants that grow low
    to the ground in tight places.
    They are called cushion plants
    because they are soft and
    cushiony.

    There are two types of tundra, Living in the Tundra


    the arcticand
    the alpinetundra. The arctic
    tundra is the land around the
    North Pole. The alpine tundra
    is found above the tree line of
    tall, cold mountains. Tundra
    covers one fifth of the Earth's
    surface. Tundra comes from
    the Finnish word tunturia and
    means barren or treeless land.

    Defrosting the Tundra

    Animals that live on the tundra


    must be able to adapt to very
    cold temperatures. They must
    also be able to raise their
    The growing season in the young during the very short
    tundra is very short, usually summer months.
    only 6 to 10 weeks. In the
    summer, the top layer of soil
    may thaw out. When the ice
    melts, it can't drain into the
    soil because of the permafrost,
    so water collects
    in bogs and ponds. This makes
    up for the low rain and
    snowfall! As the top layer of
    soil thaws out, plants and
    microorganisms have a chance
    to grow. The sun is then out
    for most of the the day and
    Animals found in the tundra
    night, so the plants have extra
    include the musk ox, the Arctic
    sunlight and can grow faster.
    hare, the polar bear, the Arctic
    fox, the caribou, and the snowy
    owl. Many animals that live in
    the tundra, like the caribou and
    the semipalmated
    plover, migrate to warmer
    climates during the winter.
    Others, like the arctic ground
    squirrel, hibernate during the
    winter months. There are very
    few reptiles
    and amphibians found in the
    tundra because the
    temperatures are so cold.

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