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In the Arctic tundra, many types producers, including flowering plants, low shrubs, sedges, grasses, mosses and algae, use the sunâs energy during the process of photosynthesis. Producers are then eaten by plant-eating primary consumers â- herbivores -- such as voles, caribou, arctic hares, musk oxen and squirrels. Some consumers are omnivores, which get their food from both plant and animal sources. These include grizzly bears, polar bears and ground squirrels.
Arctic Weather and the Polar Environment. As Santa Claus and his reindeer will tell you, the north pole is a cold, dry and windy place only fit for the Abominable Snowman. All myths aside, the Arctic polar region is generally kinder and gentler than its southern counterpart, Antarctica. Thatâs because the most northern part of the Arctic is open ocean, which retains more heat and keeps the north warmer than the Antarctic.