Introduction

The arctic tundra biome occurs where it is cold and is located at high latitudes. Arctic tundra’s have long days where sometimes, the sun does not set for several days.  Another common distinction arctic tundra’s have is that there is very low precipitation. Because the weather is so cold in the arctic, land is formed from glaciers melting thousands of years ago and therefore, making the soil quality poor which causes a low variety of plants. In addition to the poor soil quality, the land is usually has permafrost where plants have a difficult time growing. Similarly, animals have learned to adapt to the cold weather and live in the arctic. The arctic tundra biome is unique because of its distinctive features from the rest of the biomes.