This
reserve is home to terrestrial and marine mammals, including grizzly
and polar bears, caribou, wolves, and wolverine as well as beluga and
bowhead whales, walrus, and several species of seals. It was
established for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife,
wilderness, and recreational values.
The
most complex level of organizational hierarchy in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge that is preserved is every ecosystem in the area.
Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Prokaryotes are divided into two distinct groups: the bacteria and the archaea, which scientists believe have unique evolutionary lineages.
