1. Land Biomes

2. Tundra Found in parts of Canada, Alaska, and Siberia

3. Tundra – “The Cold Desert” Found at latitudes around the North Pole Less than 25 cm (10”) precipitation yearly Very cold year round -40ºC (-40ºF) in winter Cold, dry, treeless region

4. Tundra – “The Land of the Midnight Sun” Winter lasts 6 to 9 months with no daylight Summer is short and cold with 24 hours of sunlight a day

5. Tundra- Soil is poor Permafrost – Layer of permanently frozen soil

6. Plants of the Tundra Tundra plants are resistant to drought and cold Examples: Reindeer moss (a lichen!) Lichens True mosses Grasses Small shrubs and flowers

7. Plants of the Tundra Reindeer moss – It’s a lichen!

8. Plants of the Tundra Lichens

9. Plants of the Tundra Lichen

10. Plants of the Tundra True Mosses

11. Plants of the Tundra Small shrubs and flowers

12. Plants of the Tundra Small shrubs and flowers

13. Plants of the Tundra Small shrubs and flowers

14. Plants of the Tundra Grasses

15. Animals of the Tundra Many animals of the tundra migrate there during the short summer Examples: Biting insects Snowy owls Arctic hares Caribou Musk oxen Lemmings

16. Animals of the Tundra Biting insects Mosquito Blackfly

17. Animals of the Tundra Snowy owl

18. Animals of the Tundra Arctic hare

19. Animals of the Tundra Caribou – “Reindeer”

20. Animals of the Tundra Musk oxen

21. Animals of the Tundra Lemmings

22. Animals of the Tundra Lemmings (lem-ing)

23. Taiga or Coniferous Forest Found in parts of Canada, Alaska, and Russia

24. Taiga or Coniferous Forest World’s largest land biome Latitudes between 50ºN and 60ºN

25. Taiga- Warmer and wetter than the Tundra Winters are long and cold (-10º-14ºC) (14º-57ºF) 35 - 40 cm (13”-16”) of precipitation yearly (mostly snow)

26. Plants of the Taiga There is no permafrost, so trees can grow. Mosses and lichens grow on the forest floor. Examples: Coniferous (Cone-bearing, Evergreen trees) – Firs – Spruces – Pines –Hemlocks –Cedars

27. Plants of the Taiga Fir tree

28. Plants of the Taiga Spruce tree

29. Plants of the Taiga Hemlock tree

30. Plants of the Taiga Liverwort (a moss)

31. Plants of the Taiga Mosses

32. Animals of the Taiga Many animals live in the Taiga. Examples: Moose Black Bear Lynx Wolves Badgers Wolverines Deer

33. Animals of the Taiga Moose

34. Animals of the Taiga Black bear

35. Animals of the Taiga Lynx

36. Animals of the Taiga Wolf

37. Animals of the Taiga Badger

38. Animals of the Taiga Wolverine