During a research project on the tundra, students selected important information about the biome which is shown below: The tundra is known for its low temperatures, low precipitation, and layer of permafrost. The growing season is about 50-60 days. Temperatures range from an average of -34oC in the winter to an average of 8oC in the summer.

Some organisms that live in the tundra are:

low shrubs lemmings

mosses hares

lichen foxes

grasses polar bears

grasshoppers

mosquitoes

Part A Explain the reasons for the short growing season and analyze how that affects plant reproduction.

Part B Describe a characteristic of the tundra not given above. Explain how it affects the organisms living there.

Part C Describe one possible adaptation of one of the animals listed that enables it to live in the tundra. Explain your answer.

Part D If a medical doctor visited the tundra and claimed it contained more animal species than any other biome, do you consider the doctor's claim accurate or not? Give reasons for your answer.

Apatient is in need of hydration. which type of solution are the patient's cells most likely in?

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

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