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TUNDRA
[edit | edit source]Did you know that Tundra is the coldest biome. Tundra means treeless plain. There are two different types of Tundra's: Arctic Tundra and Alpine Tundra. The characteristics:
* cold climate
* simple vegetation
* Short season on growth and reproduction
* Energy and nutrient form of dead material
* Large population of animals.
penguins also live in the tundra biome.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Alphubelsummit.jpg/300px-Alphubelsummit.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Wrestling_polar_bears.jpg/400px-Wrestling_polar_bears.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Himalayan_Marmots.jpg/300px-Himalayan_Marmots.jpg)
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/File:Yellow-eyed_Penguins_(no_audio).webm
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https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/File:Brown_Falcon_pikedale.ogg
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Temperature_2009.gif/220px-Temperature_2009.gif)
TUNDRA ANIMALS
[edit | edit source]Arctic animals
[edit | edit source]Arctic Hares
squirrels
Arctic foxes
arctic Wolves
Polar Bears
Falcons
cod
salmon
Alpine tundra
[edit | edit source]Alpine animals
[edit | edit source]Goats
sheep
Marmots
Pikas
wolves
Alpine info
[edit | edit source]In the Alpine tundra trees can't grow, the growing season is 180 days. The night temp is below freezing at night. Tundra have similar plants such as :
- Dwarf trees
- Small leafed Shrubs
Igloos
[edit | edit source]Igloos can be found in the tundra biome.
Igloos are made of ice and snow.
Igloos are warmer than outside so they can be used fro people to survive.
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