The Tundra Biome Introduction: It is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian origin meaning "uplands", "treeless mountain tracts." It has extremely inhospitable conditions considering the lowest temperatures out of all the five biomes, ranging from -34 to 12 degrees Celsius. It has short summers and poor quality soil nutrients. Precipitation: This biome observes a total of 150 to 250mm a year, including the melted snow. This is even less than most of the deserts of the world. However, the tundra is known as wet place because the low temperatures cause evaporation of water to be quite slow and gradual. Below is a graph of a tundra in Canada with its monthly precipitation and temperatures: Soil: The tundra biome is quite adulated for its unique landscape. During the summer, water can accumulate underground, freeze and drive the soil into a small hill called Pingo. Tundra ...