Tundra Biome
by kayley Ragland
The Tundra Biome
The tundra biome is the coldest biome on earth! Lets go to city called Quebec. This may seem like a very stupid name but there are so many more things about this place!
Animals Located In the Tundra
Polar Bears
- Carnivorous
- Males reach height up to 7.9 feet.
- can run 25 mph at maximum speed.
- Males weigh up to 990 lbs.
Arctic Fox
- Carnivorous
- Stable population
- Females weigh up to 3.1 lbs.
- Can run up to 30mph
caribou
- Herbivore
- 121-700 lbs.
- 2.8-4.9 ft.
- Stable popultion
Tundra facts
- The word "tundra" comes from the Finnish word tunturia whichs means "Treeless lands"
- The tundra biome covers about 20% of the world
- When its summer, daylight lasts 24 hours
- when plants grow here they typically grow together to survive
- the largest animal in the tundra is the polar bear
- the tundra only gets about 10 inches of rain a year
Plants that are Located in the Tundra
Arctic Moss
- Arctic moss in a plant that can survive under water
Diamond Leaf Willow
- People & animals are known to eat this plant
- Has lots of Vitamin A & Vitamin C
Bearberry
- adapt to cold weather
- three types of dwarf shrubs
Culture in Quebec,Canada
- The Inuit people are a tribe in the Arctic Tundra.
- They have traditional storytelling,Mythology, and dancing are all thing that are important to their culture.
- Inukititut is a language that is still spoken in may parts of the Arctic