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Antarctica is polar: tropical plants grow in the tropics. There are no tropical plants in Antarctica.
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How do tropical plants grow in Antarctica?
There are no tropical plants in Antarctica. Antarctica is a polar continent and essentially nothing grows there.
How do plant fossils and beds of coal support the idea that Antarctica once was warmer than it was today?
There are fossils of tropical plants there.
How could tropical plants have grown in Antarctica?
During the Cretaceous Period, Antarctica was covered with forests and was for a period of time, tropical. The continent gradually drifted southward to its present position over the south polar region.
What are some examples of tropic plants?
Tropical palmsPhilodendron Syngonium Guzmania Ficus Orchid Tropical fernsIn fact many of the plants that we use as "indoor plants" originally come from tropical regions
What are some plants in tropical savannas?
The Yucca plant
Does Antarctica have typhoons?
No. Typhoons are tropical storms. Antarctica is a polar desert.
Are all deserts in hot tropical places?
NO. A desert is any place that is too dry for plants to grow. Some deserts are cold most of the year.
Who discovered the plants and animals in Antarctica?
probs some explorer dude
What does tropical forest mean?
A tropical forest with many amazing and beautiful plants, creatures, and has many tropical things. Muddy and moist floors when you walk. They even have some rare creatures or plants inside.
Does Antarctica experience typhoons?
No. A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone. Antarctica is a polar region.
What type of plants live in a tropical rainforests?
There are a variety of types of plants in a tropical rainforest. Some of these include the banana, orchid, coffee, Brazilian nut tree, and poinsettia.
Do crocodiles live in Antarctica?
Antarctica is a polar continent and crocodiles are tropical aquatic reptiles, so no, crocodiles do not 'live in Antarctica'.
