Animals of the Artic

Describe the Arctic tundra habitat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Describe the Arctic Ocean habitat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why is it important for living creatures to adapt to the

environment in which they live?

• They need to adapt to be able to survive in

  the climate and find sufficient food, water, and shelter.

• Because they will die.

• So they don't get cold.

• So they are able to hunt their prey.

What kind of plants grow in the Arctic tundra?

How have walruses, seals, and polar bears adapted

to keep warm?

• They run and swim to keep warm.

• They have fur coats and a layer of blubber

  beneath their skin.

• They eat lots of food.

• They hibernate.

How have walruses adapted so that they can move

from the water of the Arctic Ocean onto chunks of floating ice

in and near the Arctic Ocean?

• They jump onto the ice.

• They grow legs and walk.

• They use their strong flippers to help them.

• They have long tusks that they

  use to pull themselves out of the water and onto the ice.