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Eva V Micheal B = Monerans = Monerans are single celled organisms with no nuclus. One example of the moneran is the //Alcaligenen faecalis// //Alcaligenes faecalis// It's shape is bacilli This is found in the tundra soil



Another example of the moneran is the A//chromobacter tumefaciens// //Achromobacter tumefaciens// Bacilli Shaped This is found in most of tundras plants cells



Prostists
Prostists are mostly single celled with a nucleus and organelles.

= ﻿Algae =

Algae is a sngle celled organism with a nucleus, and produces its own food. Most algae lives in ponds, marshes, and somtimes lakes.

One example of algae is the Euglena gracilis.

The Euglena gracilis is found mostly on the suface of small ponds and marshes.

Protozoan
Protozonan are "animal like", with no cells wall and no cholorphyll One example of protozonan is //Amoebae alba// The //Amoebae alba// is found in teh tundra soil

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= Fungi: = Fungi are multi cellular, have no chlorophyll and absorb nutrients for food.

sac cup shaped
One example of Ascomycota in the tundra is //Cladonia galindezii// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Asscomycota Class: Lecanoromycetes Order: Lecanorales Family: Cladoniaceae Genus: //Cladonia// Species: //galindezii// The common name for this fungi is Reindeer Lichen //Cladonia galindezii //lives in the Artic tundra



Zygomycota
Thredlike-spore at end

One example of zygomycota is //Mortierella exigua// Kingdom; Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Mortierellales Falimily: Mortierellaceae Genus: //Mortierella// Species: //exigua//

//Mortierella exigua// in found in the Tundra

Basidiomycota: Closely packed fillements

One example of bosidiomycota is the //Agaricus bisporus// Kingdon; Fungi Phylum; Basidiomycota Class; Basidiomycetes Order; Agaricales Family; Agaricaceae Genus; //Agaricus// Species;//bisporus// in the tundra plains or grass patches

=__** Plantae: **__= Multi-celled, celle walls, chlorophyll

= Bryophyta: = No water, coducting tissue and close to ground

Neckera pennata
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order://Leucodontales// Family: //Noctuoidea// Genus: //Neckera// Species: //pennata//

Location: Lives on the forest floor in eastern Sweaden



Calliergon giganteum
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopisda Order: Hypnales Family: Bombycoidea Genus: //Calliergomn// Species: //giganteum// Location: In Tundra bogs and lakes

=Lycopodiophyta: Larger than nonvascular moss=

Lycopodiella inundata
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopsida Order: //Lycopodiales// Family: //Lycopodiaceae// <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Genus: //Lycopodiella// <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">//Species:// //inundata//

Location: In the Arctic Circle in bogs

=Pinopsida: Cone baring plant=

Abies normanniana <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px;">Kingdom: Plantea // Phylum:Pinopsida Class: Pinopisda Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: //Abies// Species: //nordmanniana// common name caucasian fir Location: A lot are found all around the alpine tundra

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=Psilophyta: Leaves with spores on bottom=

Psilotum nudum
Kingdom: Plantea Phylum: Psilophyta Order: Psilotales Family: Psilotaceae Genus: //Psilotum// Species: //nudum// Location: In the the northern part of the alpine tundra
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=Magnoliophyta: Flowering plants that produce seeds=

Elymus sajanensis
Kingdom: Plantea Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Lilopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: //Elymus// Species: //sajanensis// Location: On the ground in the alpine tundra



= Magnoliophyta: = Flowering plants that produce seeds = ﻿Arctostaphylos uva-ursi =

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus:Arctostaphylos species: uva-ursi Comman Name: Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi lives in antarctica and parts of Canada = ﻿ = = Pteridophyta: = Plants that do not bear seeds

= Athyrium filix-femina = Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: Athyrium species: filix-femina Comman Name: Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina lives in southern parts of Greenland

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Cone bearing seed plants
= Picea mariana = Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Picea species: mariana Comman Name: Black Spruce Picea mariana lives in Alaska

= ﻿Equasetum sylvactium = Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equasetum species: sylvactium Comman Name: Wood Horsetail
 * [[image:http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/images/equisetaceae/equisetum-sylvaticum-4.jpg width="120" height="124" caption="Wood Horsetail, Equisetum sylvaticum"]] ||

Equasetum sylvactium live in southern parts of Canada

=﻿ Lycopodiella cemua =

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae Genus: Lycopodiella species: cemua Comman Name: Club Moss

Club Moss is commenly found in southern Russia

= Bazzaniaa laccida = Kingdom: Plantae Division: Marchantiophyta Class: Jungermanniopsida Order: Jungermanniales Family: Lepidoziaceae Genus:Bazzaniaa species: laccida Comman Name: Livewort

Bazzaniaa laccida lives in Alaska

= ﻿Kindom Animal: = = Single celled organisms that digest their own food =

Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: R otifera Class: E urotatoria Order: P loima Family: S ynchaetidae

Genus: //Synchaeta//
species: //pectinata// Location: In Artic ponds



Definition: Soft body, two openings, simple organ sytem, some with shell
Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Mullusca Class: Polyplscophora Order: Neoloricata Family: Chitonidae Genus: //Acanthopleura// species: granulata Location: Southern Tundra <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

Definition: Two openings, developed nervous system
Kingdom:Animal Phylum: Nemata Class: Adenophorea Order: Monhysterida Family: Monhysteridae Genus: //Monhystera// species: //praevulvata// Location: Alpine lakes <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 345px;">

Definition: Hairy, mile-producing, endothermic
Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: //Urus// Species: //maritimus// Location: On land in the Artic tundra

//Didemnum vexillium//
Definition: Flexible outer skeletion, attached to surface Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Ascidiacea Order: Enterogona Family: Didemnidae Genus: //Didemnidae// Species: //vexillium// Location: Under docks in the tundra

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//Anaxrys boreas//
Definition: Spend first part of life in water with gills, other part of life on land with lungs, smooth skin Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Buronidae Genus: //Anaxrys// Species: boreas Location: Burrows in the tundra soil <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">

=﻿= = = = = = = = = =//Bubo scandiacus//= Definition: Hallow bones, scaly legs, feathers Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: //Bubo// species: //scandiacus// //Bubo scandiacus// lives in Antarctica

=//**Lepidurus arcticus**//= Definition: Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Branchiopoda Order: Notostraca Family: Triopsidae Genus: //Lepidurus// species: //arcticus// //i// //Lepidurus arcticus// lives in most parts of Sweeden and Greenland

=**//﻿Lethenteron camtschaticum//**= Definition: Jawless fish, skeleton of cartilage, lay eggs and hatch in fresh water Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class:Cephalaspidomorphi Order: Petromyzontiformes Family: Petromyzontidae Genus: //Lethenteron// species: //camtschaticum// Common Name: Arctic Lamprey //Lethenteron camtschaticum// lives in Yukon, Canada

=//﻿Dallia pectoralis//= Definition: Fins supported by bones, has functional jaw bone Kingdom: Amimal Phylum: Chordia Class: Actinopterygii Order: Esociformes Family: Umbridae Genus: //Dallia// species: //pectoralis// Comman Name: Blackfish //Dallia pectoralis// lives in Anarctica

=﻿//Mesenchytraeus solifungus//= Definition: Two openings for food and waste, circulatory system Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Order: Haplotaxida Family: Enchytraeidae Genus: //Mesenchytraeus// species: //solifugus// Comman Name: Ice Worm //Mesenchytraeus solofungus// lives in Anarctica, Sweeden, and Canada =﻿= Eva V. BiomesThird10 Tundra Home

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