This biome is the Tundra biome. This biome is a large, treeless, plain biome in the arctic regions. Some of the many characteristics are; it has high-northern latitudes, its very snowy, it has very long harsh winters, and the ground is permafrost. It also has thin topsoil. Some of the animals consist of caribou, polar bears, artic fox, the snowshoe hare, or any other animals you might see in the arctic. All of the animals there have to have thick fur to survive. Most of the plants are short shrubs, wild flowers, and low grasses. There are no trees because most trees have big roots and since the ground is permafrost, the roots can't go into the ground all the way. The thin topsoil stops all the roots from the trees also. Some of the biotic factors are the animals, the plants, bacteria, and the protist. Some abiotic factors are strong wind, rain, temperature, permafrost, snow, and sunlight. The environmental problem is that there are many species of animals and lots of people try to hunt them for food and their population is running out. Hunting has been restricted in these areas, which is the solution to this problem. Another problem with this biome is the oil companies want oil and minerals from the tundra biome because it is rich with nutrients. They are taking away the minerals that the plants and animals need. The way we can fix this problem is to reduce the amount of gas cars and oil factories because they are making the population of animals in the tundra extinct. We can also drill nutrients from other tundras with less animals to bother. In this example of a food web (left), the object providing the energy is the sun. Next are the producers, which are lichen, grasses, and arctic wildflowers. The consumers are the arctic hare, the lemming, and the caribou. The decomposers are the hawk, the polar bear, and the wolf. And the sun provides all the energy.