{"id":993,"date":"2020-10-09T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2021-12-13T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:43:08","slug":"a-food-chain-in-the-tundra-biome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/a-food-chain-in-the-tundra-biome\/","title":{"rendered":"A food chain in the tundra biome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"993\" class=\"elementor elementor-993\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a573646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a573646\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"26c6475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ecosystems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a30182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"8a30182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-ecosystems-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-941 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an Ecosystem?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-940 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/scales-of-ecosystems\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Scales of Ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-962 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/levels-of-organization-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Levels of organization in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-961 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-biome\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a biome?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-960 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-food-chain-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Food Chain in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-939 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/trophic-levels-of-food-chains\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Trophic levels of food chains<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-959 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-the-carbon-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is The Carbon Cycle?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-938 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-nitrogen-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Nitrogen Cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-958 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/important-ecosystem-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Important ecosystem terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1306297 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1306297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff36ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4ff36ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c417593\" data-id=\"c417593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc9284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc9284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An example of a food chain in The Tundra<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c3a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c3a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The example below shows the energy flow in a basic food chain in The Tundra. This food chain is part of a more complex food web involving producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores).<\/p><p>Producers here include grasses, lichens, and caribou moss. Herbivores that eat these plants include the musk ox, arctic hare, and lemmings. These herbivores are then eaten by carnivores such as arctic foxes and brown bears. Snowy owls, arctic wolves, and polar bears eat the carnivores. The top of this food pyramid is man, who hunts for these arctic wolves and bears for food and fur.<\/p><p>Now, look at the diagram below for an illustration of a food chain in the Tundra.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1058\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1058\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/food-chain-in-the-tundra-124x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tundra Food Chain\" width=\"245\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/food-chain-in-the-tundra-124x300.jpg 124w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/food-chain-in-the-tundra.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tundra Food Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;\">Omnivore<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Snowy owls have smaller golden eyes claws covered with feathers. They are found mainly in the arctic open and treeless spaces. They usually perch on the ground and wait for yummy food (arctic fox, lemmings, and other birds and fish). Unlike other owls, they are more active in the day.<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">www.kids.nationalgeographic.com\/content\/kids\/en_US\/animals\/snowy-owl\/<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;\">Carnivore<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The arctic fox (a mammal) has short ears, beautiful flurry coat that helps it to keep warm and also camouflage in the snow or ice. They make tunnels and burrows in the snow to create shelter.<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">www.\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/mammals\/arctic-fox\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;\">Herbivore<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Lemmings are small mouse-like animals. They have tiny claws that help them dig tunnels in the snow to sleep in. They are white during the winter, but their fur turns browny in the summer.<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">www.athropolis.com\/arctic-facts\/fact-lemming.htm<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;\">Producer<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A lichen is a plant made up of fungus and a green alga. They grow almost anywhere, on rocky coasts, mountain summits, icy regions, tropical forests, and even on trees, rocks, and soils.<\/span><br style=\"font-size: 18px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">www.nhm.ac.uk\/nature-online\/life\/plants-fungi\/lichens\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ea935\" data-id=\"52ea935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d02f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"85d02f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b12d1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b12d1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0bc4a9\" data-id=\"f0bc4a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4677711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4677711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-food-chain-in-an-ecosystem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fceed69\" data-id=\"fceed69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecosystems What is an Ecosystem? 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