Alaskan Tundra Animals And Plants

Although all of these are common we are going to focus on only four of these.

Alaskan tundra animals and plants. Robin Dublin Karen L. Identify the conditions needed in the ocean and on the tundra for animals and plants to live. 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.

Some tundra plants such as Labrador tea and Arctic dryad retain old leaves rather than dropping them. The bearberry is a low growing plant with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind of Barrow Alaska. One of the dominant plants that covers the tundra is Labrador tea.

Many Arctic animals live in the. There are surprisingly many varieties of plants that live in Alaska along with the tundra biome. Sort animals and plants into the ocean or tundra ecosystem they live in.

This conserves nutrients and helps protect the plant from cold windscour and desiccation. Often you can smell this plant before you see its blossom a cluster of 10-40 white flowers toward the tip of the stem. This rich diet enables them to rear their young in an otherwise bleak environment.

Animals and Plants in the tundra. Although the animals are marine species students will still gain the concept of a food chain. The Tundras Animals and Plants.

Ecosystems in Alaska range from grasslands mountains and tundra to thick forests in which Sitka spruce the state tree western hemlock tamarack white birch and western red cedar dominate the landscape. Dwarf Dogwood Labrador Tea Caribou Moss Diamond Leaf Willow Bearberry Lichens Arctic Mossand Bearberry. Many animals live on the tundra including caribou.