Biology Ch. 15

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Across
  1. 7. a partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean
  2. 9. trees that retain their needles all year
  3. 11. tiny free-floating organisms that live in the water
  4. 12. the climate of a small specific place within a larger area
  5. 15. a region of land that drains into a river system, or another body of water
  6. 16. photosynthetic plankton such as algae
  7. 17. a minor biome also known as the Mediterranean shrubland with hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters
Down
  1. 1. the part of Earth where life exists
  2. 2. the features of Earth's surface and everything below the Earth's surface
  3. 3. trees that have adapted to winter temperatures by dropping their leaves and going dormant during the cold season
  4. 4. all of Earth's water, ice and water vapor
  5. 5. the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a region
  6. 6. forest forests in cold, nutrient dense waters composed of large communities of kelp
  7. 8. a biome also known as the boreal forest, located in cooler climates
  8. 10. animal plankton
  9. 13. the air blanketing Earth's solid and liquid surface
  10. 14. a biome in the far north with very cold temperatures where the ground below the surface is always frozen