Alaskan Tundra Animals And Plants

Identify the conditions needed in the ocean and on the tundra for animals and plants to live.

Alaskan tundra animals and plants. From wolves to otters and Black Spruces to Yellow Marsh Marigolds Alaska is home to stunning and fascinating wild fauna and flora. 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. And draw pictures of life in the ocean and the tundra and state how they are the same and different.

TUNDRA ANIMALS AND PLANTS. Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season. Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Lemmings musk oxen arctic foxes and wolves. Some animals found on the Alaskan tundra include caribou arctic fox arctic hare arctic ground squirrel and arctic grizzly bear. Due to the large number of small rodents and mammals predators such as arctic foxes and snowy owls also inhabit the tundra.

Many animals live on the tundra including caribou. The animals and plants in the tundra depend on each other to survive. The bearberry is a low growing plant with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind of Barrow Alaska.

Heres a list of the most common. 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 may be a teacher-directed or independent activity depending on grade level.

Dwarf Dogwood Labrador Tea Caribou Moss Diamond Leaf Willow Bearberry Lichens Arctic Mossand Bearberry. They often have a strong sense of smell to help them find food underneath the snow. They have thick blubber that keeps them warm during the winter as well as a thick coat that reinforces that warmth.