Effects of Climate Change in the Tundra

Tundra
What is permafrost?

• snow on the ground
• frozen soil just below the topsoil
• a tundra animal
• a snow cone flavor

What kind of animals live in the tundra?

• Arctic fox

• Snakes

• Bunnys

• deer

This biome is characterized by frozen subsoil (permafrost) and includes animals such as the polar bear, lemming, and arctic hare

• Savannah/Tropical Grassland
• Desert
• Arctic Tundra
• Tropical Rainforest

• A

• B

• C

• D

(STAAR B.7C) The quiver tree grows in desert areas in southern Africa. In recent decades average temperatures have been rising in southern Africa. Scientists predict that this warming trend will continue. Quiver trees in the hottest parts of their range near the equator are dying, but quiver trees at high elevations or in parts of the range that are farther from the equator are growing and reproducing. Which of these best explains what is happening to the quiver tree population in souther Africa?

• Individual quiver trees are unable to adjust to the rising temperatures, and only those in cooler parts of the range will survive

• The quiver tree species is unable to survive rising temperatures throughout its range. The species is likely to undergo rapid extinction

• Individual quiver trees can quickly adapt to rising temperatures. Individual trees will change their method of seed dispersal in cooler parts of the range

• The quiver tree species will survive by producing offspring suited for warmer temperatures

Which one of the following is not a possible consequence from enhanced global warming?

• lower sea levels
• methane escaping from melting permafrost
• extermination of species
• Greenland ice melting

an area's climate changes and it gets LESS rainfall. what can happen?

• more hurricanes

• more forest fires

• floods

• more diseases

What is the geography of the tundra?

• Alot of grass

• Snowly

• Treeless

• Rainly

Which biome is characterized by extremely low temperatures and permafrost?

• Desert

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

• Grassland

A fossil of a fern and other large-leafed plants were found in an area of Alaska. What does this suggest about this area in Alaska?

• A forest is now covered with snow.
• A farm was once located in the area.
• The area once had a warmer climate.
• Prehistoric man ate large-leafed plants.