Believe it or not, the tundra is like the desert in one very important way. The abiotic similarity results in plants with a similar adaptation to their environment. How are these two biomes alike and what adaptation do plants living in each biome share?
Responses
A Low light intensity; wide, flat leavesLow light intensity; wide, flat leaves
B Strong, cold, drying winds; low growing in clumpsStrong, cold, drying winds; low growing in clumps
C Low rainfall and available water; waxy coating on leavesLow rainfall and available water; waxy coating on leaves
D Low temperatures; silver-gray hairs on leaves to absorb sunlightLow temperatures; silver-gray hairs on leaves to absorb sunlight
Question 2
Consider the two biomes: tundra and desert. They are alike in some ways; different in others. The plants that live in both biomes have adaptations that allow them to live without much available water. There is one very important way the biomes differ. Because of this abiotic feature, plants in the turn are low growing and have silver-white hairs on the leaves to help absorb sunlight. What is this important difference between the two biomes?
Responses
A average annual temperatureaverage annual temperature
B average annual precipitationaverage annual precipitation
C amount of available sunlightamount of available sunlight
D number of herbivores in biomenumber of herbivores in biome