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Tundra biome (Climate (Little precipitation, Extremely cold
Average…
Tundra biome
Climate
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Extremely cold
Average winter temp, -34C
summer temp, 3-12C
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animals
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Structural adaptation
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Small ears, tails and relatively short muzzles
in order to reduce heat loss
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Behavioral adaptation
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Hibernation
Many arctic herbivores hibernate during the winter
because food is scarce and the environment is hostile
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Human adaptation
Behavioral
Eat high fat diet, more energy rich
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Structural
Indigenous people like Eskimos have
shorter and thicker body built.
This lowers the surface area to volume
ratial and help them to retain heat
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Plants
Types
about 1700 types of plants, include
low shrubs reindeer mosses and grasses
crustose and lichen
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