Alaskan Tundra Animals And Plants

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Alaskan tundra animals and plants. The Tundras Animals and Plants. Alaska is home to many mammals besides the iconic polar bear. TUNDRA ANIMALS AND PLANTS.

Brenda Duty 2020 Robin Dublin Jonne Slemons 1995 1999 2001 Editors. Some animals stay all year round others migrate to warmer places for the winter. Sort animals and plants into the ocean or tundra ecosystem they live in.

The arctic willow is a dwarf shrub that is very small and low to the ground so it can stay warm and survive in the tundra. Tundra wildlife includes small mammalssuch as Norway lemmings Lemmus lemmus arctic hares Lepis arcticus and arctic ground squirrels Spermophilus parryii and large mammals such as caribou. Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Other plants such as Kamchatka rhododendron achieve extra protection by growing in dense mats or cushions. From wolves to otters and Black Spruces to Yellow Marsh Marigolds Alaska is home to stunning and fascinating wild fauna and flora. Arctic animals have thick coats to keep them warm.

Animals that eat both other animals and plants are called omnivores. Identify the conditions needed in the ocean and on the tundra for animals and plants to live. And draw pictures of life in the ocean and the tundra and state how they are the same and different.

Animals and Plants in the tundra. Besides the animals that inhabit the tundra year-round there are. The animals and plants in the tundra depend on each other to survive.