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Tundra biome
Tundra biome
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a fun game containing cool facts about the tundra and the animals that live there!
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1
plants in the tundra are very small because of?
they try to hide from herbivores
the smaller the plant the easier it is for the plant to live
the plants roots cant penetrate the permafrost.
theirs not enough carbon dioxide for the plant to grow.
2
how much precipitation does the tundra usually get each year?
20-40 inches
6-10 inches
60-70 inches
110-120 inches
3
if all the ice in the tundra melts, how would it impact us?
the sea level will rise 70 meters.
all of our fresh water will be gone.
the sea will be able to hold saltwater and freshwater fish.
it will result in flash floods all over the world.
4
the tundra has a rock hard layer of soil called the permafrost. How thick is the permafrost.
50 meters
500 meters
600 meters
250 meters
5
the polar ice caps contains what out of earths 3% fresh water?
1% fresh water
3% fresh water
1.61% fresh water
2% fresh water
6
how does global warming affect the tundra?
the permafrost is disappearing.
the plants will die
the polar ice caps are melting.
the animals will die
7
what keeps polar bears warm
there blubber
the sun
there fur
there warm blooded
8
during summer in the tundra the sun shines ____ hours a day
12 hours
6 hours
18 hours
24 hours
9
in the tundra most of the year is winter but how much of the year is summer?
2-3 months
2-3 weeks
5-6 months
1-2 months
10
most of the tundra is snow
true
false
11
what animal does not live in the tundra biome.
brown bear
falcons
wolves
lemmings
12
the tundra is to cold for any flying insects to breed
TRUE
FALSE
13
what are the three types of tundra biomes?
antarctic tundra, alpine tundra, arctic tundra.
Alaskan tundra, alpine tundra, north american tundra.
alpine tundra, arctic tundra, antarctic taiga.
antarctic tundra, alpine tundra, Canadian tundra.
14
where would you go if you wanted to see the tundra biome?
alaska
cuba
greenland
russia
15
when all the snow and ice melts in the summer where does it all go?
builds up to form a pond or wetland.
evaporates into the air.
the ice and snow do not melt.
soaks into the dirt
