Polar Tundra Animals And Plants
Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season.
Polar tundra animals and plants. A very simple plant without stems or leaves that grows in or near water. Plant and animal life Vegetation. The tundra plants consist mostly of mosses grasses lichens sedges and shrubs.
It has no predators and it eats Bear berries Musk. This is why the polar bears are very fit for this crazy climate of Barrow Alaska. These tactics will usually involve stealth and patience.
This results in an unbalance in the food chain killing off more animals in the environment. Wolves are the top predators. Lichen and moss can be found growing on rocks too.
Arctic hares can be found in various tundra areas of greenland and northern canada. They have thick blubber that keeps them warm during the winter as well as a thick coat that reinforces that warmth. Since most of the polar biome is located above the arctic circle where there is no land plant life is nearly non existent in this biome.
The windswept treeless plains of the Arctic tundra sometimes look barren but they are inhabited by a multitude of plants and animals. Despite its cold temperatures there are many animals who live in the polar biome 3. Penguins also exist in the polar biome but they only exist in.
The polar bear is a tertiary consumer and is an omnivore. Few other plants can survive. Animals that live in the polar biome include polar bears beluga whales killer whales and harbor seals 4.