![Polar Bears International on X: "We're counting down to #ArcticSeaIceDay with one week of sea ice facts! Fact 1: Sea ice is to the Arctic ecosystem what soil is to the forest. Polar Bears International on X: "We're counting down to #ArcticSeaIceDay with one week of sea ice facts! Fact 1: Sea ice is to the Arctic ecosystem what soil is to the forest.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D--SAECX4AIGfNd.jpg:large)
Polar Bears International on X: "We're counting down to #ArcticSeaIceDay with one week of sea ice facts! Fact 1: Sea ice is to the Arctic ecosystem what soil is to the forest.
![Arctic report card 2020 highlights the huge benefit of less summer sea ice: more food | polarbearscience Arctic report card 2020 highlights the huge benefit of less summer sea ice: more food | polarbearscience](https://polarbearscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/polar-bear-top-of-food-chain-revised-6-jan-2021.jpg)
Arctic report card 2020 highlights the huge benefit of less summer sea ice: more food | polarbearscience
![Observe the following food chain.Ice algae → Zooplankton →Arctic cod fish→ Seals→ Polar bearWhat will happen if ice melts and the ice algae population drops down? Observe the following food chain.Ice algae → Zooplankton →Arctic cod fish→ Seals→ Polar bearWhat will happen if ice melts and the ice algae population drops down?](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/infinitestudent-images/ckeditor_assets/pictures/460503/original_Artic_food_chain.jpg)