• 17 Nov 11
  

  Gabrielle M

  Biomes Arctic Plants 'Gabrielle Maclin'

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    Tundra              What Is the Tundra?     The tundra  is   one of the harshest biomes and it is definitely  the coldest! Temperatures in the   tundra can  reach as low as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit! Beneath the tundra is    permafrost  .  Permafrost is a permanently frozen sublayer of   soil.  There is very little rain or snow in the tundra, usually less than 15    inches a year.   There are  two   types of tundra, the   arctic   and  the   alpine   tundra.  The arctic tundra is the land around the North Pole. The alpine tundra    can be found above the tree line of tall, cold  mountains. Tundra covers one   fifth of  the Earth's surface. Tundra comes from the Finnish word    tunturia   and means  barren or treeless land.        Defrosting the  Tundra
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    Tundra          What Is the Tundra?   The tundra is  one of the harshest biomes and it is definitely the coldest! Temperatures in the  tundra can reach as low as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit! Beneath the tundra is  permafrost. Permafrost is a permanently frozen sublayer of  soil. There is very little rain or snow in the tundra, usually less than 15  inches a year. There are two  types of tundra, the arctic and the alpine  tundra. The arctic tundra is the land around the North Pole. The alpine tundra  can be found above the tree line of tall, cold mountains. Tundra covers one  fifth of the Earth's surface. Tundra comes from the Finnish word  tunturia and means barren or treeless land.      Defrosting the Tundra
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  • Cushion plants, which, also grow in the tundra, are types of  plants that grow low to the ground in tight places. They are called cushion  plants because they are soft and cushiony.
  • cushion   plants because they are
  • growing season in the tundra is very short
  • usually only 6 to 10 weeks

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• 10 Nov 11
  

  Kennedy H
  • There are thousands of species of plants in the Arctic tundra
  • definitely the
  • Cushion plants, which, also grow in the tundra, are types of  plants that grow low to the ground in tight places. They are called
  • cushion plants because they are soft and
  • cushiony.

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• 14 Jan 10
  

  Karen Wester

  biomes

• 11 Oct 06
  

  Tom Nesbihal

  and animals ksuanth. plants tundra

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  Tom Nesbihal on 2006-10-11
  The page contains valuable information for my culture living in the arctic tundra.

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