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What are the biotic and abiotic factors in a tundra?

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Answer:

Biotic factors:
-Animals (snowy owls, reindeer, white foxes, lemmings, wolverines, caribou, migrating birds, mosquitoes, black flies)

-Plants (mosses and heaths that adapt to the cold climate)

Abiotic Factors:
-Strong winds
-Little precipitation
-Short summer days
-Very long and cold winters
-Poor soil
-Permafrost

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