The tundra Flashcards
What is the tundra
It has a very cold climate with little vegetation.
In the tundra summer=
Mild heat with no rain
In the tundra winter=
Freezing and artic like temperatures
What plants live there
Moss small plants
What dose it mean
Treeless land
Were is it located
Mostly along the coast of the most northern countries
Why is it cold
The sun shines on the equator meaning it is very hot here. The further away from the sums rays you are the colder it is .
List 2 ways to describe the tundra climate
Snowed
Artic like
Cold
Name a problem plants and animals have living in the tundra
No food
Water in frozen
To cold in the winter so have to hibernate or migrate
Adapt
When something develops features or characteristics that enable it to survive in a particular environment
Name an adaptation of a camel 🐫
Can store fat in there humps so that they can travel without food for a long time
Name an adaptation of nocturnal animals
They are blind because they don’t need to see as it is to dark
Name am adaptation of. A cactus
Able to store lots of water
Name an adaptation of the artic poppy
Moves to follow the sun to. Stay warm and to photosynthesis
What is the coldest month in the tundra
August