Question

This is the world’s coldest biome. It receives only 6-10 inches of precipitation per year and has a permanently frozen layer of earth called permafrost. The soil is nutrient-poor with very little vegetation.

a.
taiga
b.
tundra
c.
deciduous forest
d.
alpine

Answer 1

Option B; Tundra. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning treeless plain.

It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool.

The two major nutrients are nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen is created by biological fixation, and phosphorus is created by precipitation.