Tundra+Facts

= Tundra Facts By Emily C. and John H. = 

Kingdom Monera
Some examples of monerans in tundra are:
 * Monerans are single-celled organisims with no nucleus.

//Aerobacter aerogenes// found in water. **


 * //  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia   // found in soil. **

Kingdom Protista
**Protistans are single-celled organisims //with// a nucleus. Some examples of monerans in tundra are:

A ciliate found in the arctic ocean.**

**Diatoms, a type of algae, found in Arctic sea ice.**

Kingdom Fungi
Fungi are multi-cellular organism with no chlorophyll and absorb nutrients. Some fungi combine with algae to form lichen, these are comonly found in tundra, some examples are:

//Cladonia rangiferina,// or Grey Reindeer Lichen, has a wider ecological amplitude than other reindeer lichens and is thus more common than the others in less favorable habitats such as wet bogs and shaded woods.

//Cladonia stygia,// or Black-Footed reindeer lichen, is most frequent in peatlands, particularly treeless bogs


 * //Chamaecyparis nootkatensis//**

= Kingdom Plantae  =

**Plants are multi-celled organisims that make their own food using photosynthesis. They have chlorophyll and cell walls:**

** //Marchantia polymorpha//; Liverwort **
**Most often found on moist or wet mineral soil, especially in recently burned areas. Kingdom //Plantae// Division //Hepatophyta// Class //Hepaticae// Order //Marchantiales// Family //Marchantiaceae// Genus //Marchantia// Species //polymorpha//**

**//Ceratodon purpureus,// Fire Moss, or Purple Horn Toothed Moss Found in every state and province of the US and Canada and many other countries. Has a wide range of habitat and is found on soil, rock, wood, humus, old roofs, sand, and cracks in sidewalks.

Kingdom //Plantae// //Division Bryophyta// Class //Musci// Order //Dicranales// Family //Ditrichaceae// Genus //Ceratodon// species //purpureus//**

** //Rubus chamaemorus//, or the cloudberry is mainly a wild plant but can be farmed in places many other plants can't such as the northern coast of Norway. They appear natrually in the northern hemispere and is found in mainly mountanous regions, or alpine tundra.**

**Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus:Rubus species: //chamaemorus//**



** //Lycopodium selago,// or mountain clubmoss The //Lycopodium selago// grows in moist woods and moist alpine and arctic tundra, it prefers acidic soil.

Kingdom: //Plantae// Division//: Lycopodiophyta// Class//: Lycopodiopsidia// Order: //Lycopodiales// Family//: Lycopodiaceae// Genus//: Lycopodium// Species//: selago//



The brittle fern,//Cystopteris fragilis//, lives in the mountanous alpine tundra of Utah in the Juab county. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: //Cystopteris// species: //fragilis//**

**//Equisetum variegatum, the v//ariegated scouring rush, likes to grow in damper areas of the tundra.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: //Equisetum// Species: //variegatum//**



Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopspida Order: **** Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: //Picea// Species: //mariana// **
 * Picea mariana**, black spruce, is found in both lowland and upland areas.
 * Kingdom: Plantae

=  Kingdom Animalia   = The Tundra WolfCanis lupus albus Carnivore The **Tundra Wolf** (Canis lupus albus) is a subspecies of Grey Wolf. It lives in the northern arctic and boreal regions of Russia. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mamalia Order: Carivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: lupus Subspecies: albus Wolverine---//Gulo gulo//.Wolverines are carnivores. Wolverines live in areas that have snow on the ground in winter and have an extremely large territory per wolverine. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Carnivora Family:Mustelidae Genus: //Gulo// Species://gulo//

L emming---Lemmus lemmus. Herbivore. Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes Kingdom: Animalia Phlyum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Lemmus species: lemmus

Arctic Cods are both primary and secondary carnivores. Arctic Cod live in the arctic ses off northern Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. They are usually found at the water's surface but you can also find them 900 meters below sea level. Arctic Cod prefer the water to be under 4°C and thrive when it's under 0°C. Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes Family: Gadidae Genus: //Arctogadus// Species: //glacialis//

Ringed Seal--- //Pusa hispida. Carnivore. // //  Ringed seals live throughout the Arctic Ocean. They can be found in the Baltic Sea, the Bering Sea and    //  the Hudson Bay. They prefer to rest on ice floe and will move farther north for denser ice. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivoria Family: Phocidae Genus: Pusa species: hispida

Snowy Owl--- Bubo scandiacus, canivore. Snowy Owls winter south through Canada and northernmost Eurasia, They live in the snow too, so many make their homes in Tundra. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: Bubo species: scandiacus

Ermine--- //Mustela erminea//, Carnivore The Ermine can be found almost everywhere throughout the northern temperate, subarctic and Arctic regions Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata  Class: Mammalia  Order: Carnivoria  Family: Mustelinae Genus: Mustela species: erminea

Ptarmigan- Lagopus muta, Omnivore found across arctic and subarctic Eurasia and North America (including Greenland) on rocky mountainsides and tundra. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Family: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Tetraonidae <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Genus: Lagopus <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">species: muta

Arctic Hare- Lepus arcticus a hare which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. Kingdom: Animalia Phlyum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Lepus Species: arcticus

Arctic Wolf- Canis Lupus Arctos, Carnivore. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: lupus arctos

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