Select the tundra ecosystem.
This ecosystem has:
hot summers and cool winters
a medium amount of rain
soil that is rich in nutrients This ecosystem has:
long, cold winters and short, cold summers
mostly small plants
soil that is frozen year-round This ecosystem has:
warm summers and warm winters
a rainy season and a dry season
soil that is poor in nutrients
An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of terrestrial, or land-based, ecosystems. Here are some ways in which terrestrial ecosystems can differ from each other:
the pattern of weather, or climate
the type of soil
the organisms that live there
A tundra is a type of ecosystem. It has long, cold winters and short, cold summers, mostly small plants, and soil that is frozen year-round.
Choice 1 is a tundra ecosystem. It is cold, dry, and rocky. Tundras have permafrost, or soil that is frozen year-round.
Choice 2 is a prairie grassland ecosystem. It has hot summers with some rain and cool winters with some snow.
Choice 3 is a savanna grassland ecosystem. It is covered in grasses and has a dry season and a wet season.