Question

In the Arctic regions only mosses and lichens can survive. Why?

Answer 1

Hint: The North Pole is the focal point of the Arctic regions. Northern Canada, the United States, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Greenland are among them. Between these two lands is the Arctic Ocean. Most of the area is surrounded by an imaginary boundary known as the Arctic Circle. The Arctic is one of the world's least populated places.

Complete answer:
There are few animals in the arctic areas due to the harsh weather. The animals found in the polar areas are similar in both the Antarctic and the Arctic. The temperature has an effect on the animals. Spiders, mites, mosquitoes, and flies are among the invertebrates found in the
Arctic.

Moths, butterflies, and beetles can be found in the polar regions' warmer sections. Foxes, wolves, bunnies, hares, polar bears, and reindeer/caribou are some of the larger animals that can be found. In the Arctic, a variety of bird species have been observed. The polar tundra is home to eight bird species all year, with 150 breeding in the Arctic.

Arctic regions are found at higher elevations and have very frigid temperatures. The Arctic region's environment is so cold that no trees or vegetation grow there; only mosses and lichens can be found there. Lichens have a variety of adaptations that allow them to live in the Antarctic. They can perform net photosynthesis at temperatures as low as -20°C. When covered in snow, they can absorb water from a wet atmosphere.

Note: A lichen is a composite creature made up of algae or cyanobacteria living in a mutualistic association with filaments of several fungal species. Lichens have characteristics that are distinct from those of their constituent species. Lichens appear in a variety of colours, sizes, and shapes, and they resemble plants at times, but they are not plants.