Both Biomes exhibit very similar traits: Barren, little to no life, harsh conditions, and extreme temperatures. Both are considered "deserts", by the definition of receiving very little precipitation.
As far as differences:
A Tundra is much colder. This exhibits the extreme colds on our planet. Life forms that live here are highly adapted to very little food, and to these cold temperatures. Very few plant species exist here. (with some exceptions). In the Antarctic region, many life forms are adapted to hunt in the ocean, this being the primary source of food around.
Deserts are much warmer. They are the extreme hots of the planet, but some deserts drop to very low temperatures at night. Many lifeforms here are adapted to this heat and find shelter during the hot days--there are very few diurnal (active during the day) animals, most are either nocturnal (active at night) or crepuscular (active at dawn and/or dusk). Plants are very rare but more common than tundras. Common examples are cactus. Animals here struggle for water much more than that of tundra animals. Also many creatures in the desert are cold blooded, where as many tundra animals are warm blooded
The tundra biome is located near the north pole, while rain forests are near the equator. Also, the tundra is very cold with a maximum temperature of about 40 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and a minimum of -25 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. In the rain forest, temperatures generally stay between 68 degrees Fahrenheit and 93 degrees Fahrenheit. Finally, the ground of the tundra is covered in a layer of permafrost which makes it difficult for plants to grow. In the rain forest, a huge variety of trees and plants cover the ground.
Tundras are FREEZING, like literally and deserts are dry. Both are hard to have plants in, because they need special adaptations, along with animals. Tundra- only a few plants can grow. Permafrost, a layer of ice over soil blocks plants. Animals can live, but need thick fur coats and should migrate or hibernate during harsh conditions. Desert animals can dig holes or burrows in the ground to survive the dry air. Cacti (cactus) can live because they store water. Or plants can have long roots that reach ground water.
they each have different amounts of precipitation they each have different amounts of precipitation
The tundra is mostly located in the poles and the taiga is located mostly in continents. by: akshar
Grasslands are drier than Tundra. Tundra is calles the freezing desert
Grasslands receive a bit more precipitation than deserts so they can support more vegetation and, in turn, more animal life.
A tundra is extremely cold, whilst a desert is extremely hot and dry.
Yes, the grassland receives more rainfall than a desert and, therefore, supports a greater variety of plants.
There is no 'Arctic Desert.' The Arctic is primarily sea ice with some land areas of tundra. While tundra shares some characterisitcs with the desert, it is a different biome. Antarctica, however, is true desert and the coldest biome on earth.
Some scientists consider tundra to be a cold desert. However, most consider tundra to be a distinct biome from the desert biome.
Desert and Tundra are the driest biomes.
Some classify tundra as desert. I feel that, while they are similar in some respects, they should be in a distinct biome of their own and not classified as deserts.
yes it is called a frozen desert because it has little rain fall just like a desert and very small amount of plant life similar to a desert
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Subarctic Tundra Biome, Alpine Tundra Biome, and the Coastal Desert Biome. YAYA
A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates is called a biome. There are several different types of biomes. They are: Tundra, taiga, desert, steppe, rain forest, savanna, and temperate forest.
Tundra has a cold and dry climate. While some consider it as a desert, it is actually a different and distinct biome.
a biome is a huge dry desert in the south west tundra
I think the desert biome
A taiga biome has coniferous trees and tundra does not