Biome
Across
- 3. where land is covered by water seasonally or permanently
- 6. bottom of a body of water
- 9. large area of land with similar climate, plant, and animal life
- 11. mixed woodland-grassland biome with widespread trees
- 12. group of plants that produce seeds in cones
- 13. relating to the Earth; growing or living on land
- 14. coastal body of water with fresh and salt water
- 18. shallow down-sloping shelf of a lake
- 19. tiny aquatic organisms
- 20. scrubland plant community with bushes and small trees
Down
- 1. found in or produced by the sea
- 2. stunted trees from lack of light
- 4. ground that remains frozen for two or more years
- 5. underwater ecosystem of corals
- 7. biome with frigid temperatures and no tree growth
- 8. prolonged state of dormancy
- 10. microscopic plants and algae that live in water
- 15. water containing low concentrations of salt
- 16. forest biome in the Northern Hemisphere; called a snow forest
- 17. uppermost layer of a plant community