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World of the Polar Regions

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forms clumps on better-drained land. In late summer its flowers turn into tufts .
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allows smaller animals to survive away from the harsh polar conditions.
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land of sedges, mosses, grasses, and lichens growing in patches.
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One of the few woody plants that manage to flourish.
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A part of land where the lower parts remains frozen ice
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Soil is a mixture of tiny particles (grains of rock) and the decayed remains of organism
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A plant that grows along the ground and arbitrarily break off and lay down roots.
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Are often the first to appear.hey can grow in sheltered places on bare rock, and their remains provide food for mosses.
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summers in the arctic but is known as a highly nomadic bird depending on fluctuations of its prey population.
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Allows some animals to blend with their environment.
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Grows in rocky soil on cliffs where snow melts early or has difficulty accumulating.
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Live in southern tundra where there are a few trees. Can populate rapidly when food is plentiful .Like to burrow and eat roots of plants.
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Large ice sheet that reach the sea that break away from glaciers
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a whale with two teeth, with the left tooth of the male growing forward, through the upper lip, as a long spiral tusk. Aka the Unicorn of the sea
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“mother-of-thousands” because of its unusual reproductive method
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After it melts it leaves a hollow that fills with water and that may be the size of a lake.
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is the largest of all seals and sea lions distinguishable by its “mustache” and huge tusks.
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Plants that have a life span of more than two years
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s highly social living in packs of about 20 individuals, consisting of breeding pairs and their young. travels in packs.
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the largest of all land dwelling carnivores they reach lengths of 9 feet and weigh 1,400 pounds.
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also known as “killer whales” is the largest member of the dolphin family.