Tundra

By: Emily Fisk, Khira Monestersky, Lindsey Hogan, Tyler Graham

Climate

• Winter-30˚F• Summer 30-

50˚F• 6-10 inches• 60 days

Location

• Northern hemisphere

Arctic Fox• Follows• 10 – 12 inches• 6 – 12 pounds• Bushy tails• Fur color• Long fur • 15 years• Omnivore

Polar Bear

• Double layer• Clear• Black • 8 – 11 feet• 660 – 770 lbs.• 880 – 990 lbs.• 15 – 20 years• Blubber

Ermine•3 – 15 oz• 7 – 13 inches• 5 inches• Coat• Marten run• 34 sharp teeth • 4 – 7 years• Carnivore

Arctic Willow• 15 – 20 cm• Dry, cold• Oval• 15-50 mm• Spring• Shallow roots

Labrador Tea

• 4-5 feet• 1-2 inches• Smooth upside • Rusty downside• June and July• Tea• Moths• Medicine • Wet meadows, bogs, and forest areas

Pasque Flower

• Ranunculaceae family• 6-8 inches• Dark lavender and white• Silky hair• Plum• South Dakota• Well drained, sandy, and gravelly soils• Eye problems

Enviormental problems • Atmosphere• Terrain – Animals

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