Abiotic Factors

Polar bear Niche: To eat walruses, fish and seals. Take care of young for 2 years

Biome, Location, Climate, Rainfall, Temp. Range

Biome: Tundra

 

Location: Canada

 

 Climate: Cold

 

Rainfall: 6-10"

Temperature Range: 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit

Plants of the North American Tundra

Pasque Flower:









-Silky hairs provide insulation
-Member of the Ranunculaceae 
family
- Grow where frogs live
- Grow close to ground to keep
warm  

Bear-berry:

-Bears like to eat their red berries
-Grow 2-8" off the ground
-Stem covered in thick brown
bark and silky hairs

Purple saxifage:

-Earliest plant to bloom, seen above
 melting snow
-Edible plant
-Star shaped flowers

Symbiotic Relations

Ex: Mutualism
Kind: Lichens made out of alga, hawk eats bunny

Adaptations, Preditations and Limiting factors



Adaptations



1. Caribous have big feet/ hooves to keep the from falling over in marshes and snow clad areas
2. Polar bears have a thick layer of blubber that protects them from harsh weather.

Preditations

A hawk hunts bunnies for food.

Limiting Factors

1. Short season of growth and reproduction

2. Low biodiversity

Animals of the North American Tundra

Polar Bear:

-Mammal

-7.25 - 8 ft long



-900 - 16,00 lbs.

-Could live 25 - 30 years in the wild

-Carnivore

 

 

 

Puffin:



-Bird

-10 in. tall

-17.5 oz.

-Could live 20 years or more in the wild

-Carnivore

 

Moose:



-Mammal

-5 - 6.5 ft

- 1,800 lbs.

-Could live 15 - 20 years in the wild

-Herbavore

 

Starfish:



 

-Fish
-4.7 - 9.4 in.
-Up to 11 lbs.
-Could live up to 35 years in the wild
-Carnivore

Wood Frog:



 -Reptile

-2 - 2.8 in.

- 8 grams

-5 - 9 years

-Omniviore

 

 

Earthworm:



 

 -Up to 11 in. long

-Up to 0.39 oz.

-Could live up yo 6 years inn the wild

-Herbavore