Welcome to the Tundra | Worksheet - Free Printable

To solve this worksheet, we need to read the "Tundra Stats" box on the right and use that information to fill in the blanks in the "Summary" paragraph on the left.

Step 1: Find the lowest temperature.
* Look at the text: The first bullet point under "Tundra Stats" says temperatures can reach as low as -58°F.
* Look at the summary: The first sentence says, "This is the coldest biome in the world. It can get as low as ______."
* Answer: -58°F

Step 2: Find what blows when it gets cold.
* Look at the text: The second bullet point says, "When soil is permanently frozen, it is called permafrost." The third bullet point mentions "strong winds." Let's look closer at the summary sentence structure: "...and the wind often blows at ______."
* Re-reading the text: The third bullet point actually says: "Most tundra biomes have strong winds that blow at 30 to 60 miles per hour."
* Look at the summary: "...and the wind often blows at ______."
* Answer: 30 to 60 miles per hour

Step 3: Find how long the ground is frozen.
* Look at the text: The fourth bullet point says, "The ground is frozen for most of the year except during the short summer growing season." Wait, let's look for a specific time frame or description. The second bullet point defines permafrost as "permanently frozen." However, the summary sentence says: "For most of the year, the ground is frozen solid into ______." This refers back to the definition in the second bullet point.
* Answer: permafrost

Step 4: Find why plants have trouble growing.
* Look at the text: The fifth bullet point says, "Animals and plants that live here are highly adapted to survive such extreme environment. Their fur, feathers, and oils camouflaged to blend with the land so they are harder to spot." This doesn't help with plant growth directly. Let's look at the "About the Tundra" section. It says, "Because the ground is frozen for most of the year, trees and other large plants cannot grow." Why? Because their roots can't go deep. But let's look at the summary sentence again: "This makes it extremely difficult for ______ plants and trees to grow."
* Re-reading the text: The "About the Tundra" section says: "There are not many animals found in the tundra... There are also few small, low to the ground plants that can survive..." The summary sentence seems to be asking for a descriptive word. Let's look at the context. "It makes it extremely difficult for large plants and trees to grow." The text explicitly contrasts "small, low to the ground plants" with "trees and other large plants [that] cannot grow."
* Answer: large

Step 5: Find what helps plants survive.
* Look at the text: The last part of the "About the Tundra" section isn't fully visible, but the "Tundra Stats" has a bullet point: "Many of the plants that live here are highly adapted to survive such extreme environment." The summary says: "There are also few small, low to the ground plants that can survive, such as ______."
* Looking at the images: The images show a caribou (reindeer), an arctic fox, and some small purple flowers/plants. The text mentions "mosses, lichens, grasses, and other very low-growing plants."
* Answer: mosses, lichens, and grasses (or just "mosses and lichens")

Step 6: Find how animals adapt.
* Look at the text: The last bullet point under "Tundra Stats" says: "Animals and plants that live here are highly adapted to survive such extreme environment. Their fur, feathers, and oils camouflaged to blend with the land so they are harder to spot."
* Look at the summary: "Animals and plants that live in the tundra are highly ______ to this extreme environment."
* Answer: adapted

Step 7: Find examples of animal adaptations.
* Look at the text: The same bullet point continues: "Their fur, feathers, and oils camouflaged to blend with the land..." and another bullet point mentions "Millions of migratory birds fly to the tundra each summer to nest and feed."
* Look at the summary: "Some examples of land animals that have this adaptation are ______."
* Looking at the images/text: The text lists "caribou, musk oxen, arctic hares, seals, lemmings, snowy owls, polar bears, and wolves." The images show a caribou and an arctic fox. The question asks for animals that have *this* adaptation (being adapted/having camouflage). The text specifically mentions fur/feathers/oils for camouflage. Caribou and Arctic Foxes fit this.
* Answer: caribou and arctic foxes (or any from the list like polar bears, arctic hares)

Let's refine the answers based strictly on the provided text boxes to ensure accuracy.

1. Blank 1: "It can get as low as..." -> Text: "-58°F"
2. Blank 2: "...wind often blows at..." -> Text: "30 to 60 miles per hour"
3. Blank 3: "...frozen solid into..." -> Text: "permafrost"
4. Blank 4: "...difficult for ______ plants and trees..." -> Text implies "large" because it says "trees and other large plants cannot grow."
5. Blank 5: "...plants that can survive, such as..." -> Text: "mosses, lichens, grasses"
6. Blank 6: "...highly ______ to this extreme..." -> Text: "adapted"
7. Blank 7: "...examples of land animals... are..." -> Text lists: "caribou, musk oxen, arctic hares...". The images show Caribou and Arctic Fox. I will list two common ones mentioned.

Final Answer:
Here are the words to fill in the blanks:

1. -58°F
2. 30 to 60 miles per hour
3. permafrost
4. large
5. mosses, lichens, and grasses
6. adapted
7. caribou and arctic foxes (or polar bears and arctic hares)