Adaptations In The Tundra And TRF

Question 1

1. What is the name of the large surface roots?

Answer 1

1. Buttress roots

Question 2

2. Why are they needed?

Buttress roots

Answer 2

2. Stability/water nutrients in humus layer

Question 3

3. What is the name of the vines?

Answer 3

3. Liannas/climbers

Question 4

4. What are the elongated leaves called?

Answer 4

4. Drip tips

Question 5

5. What are the tallest trees called?

Answer 5

5. Emergents

Question 6

6. Why do they grow taller?

Trees

Answer 6

6. More sunlight/shade competition

Question 7

7. Name a TRF animal and how they are adapted?

Answer 7

7. Spider money: it can move quickly by swinging on its tail across the branches

Question 8

8. Plants tend to be taller/shorter

Answer 8

8. Shorter

Question 9

9. Why are plants shorter?

Answer 9

9. Stay out of cold wind

Question 10

10. Polar bears are adapted with what feature?

Answer 10

10. They are close to the ground so they keep heat

Question 11

11. How does it help survive the cold environment?

Polar bears

Answer 11

11. It helps to retain heat so their warmer and because it’s a cold environment so they have to be warm

Question 12

12. Caribou have what different features?

Answer 12

12. Antlers, hooves

Question 13

13.How does it help survive the cold environment?

Caribou

Answer 13

13. The hooves help go through the snow and not fall in the strong wind