Biome
Across
- 2. a wetland biome where the primary plant life consists of peat-forming plants. Mires include four basic types: bog, fen, marsh, and swamp.
- 3. refers to areas where little or no precipitation occurs.
- 5. an ecosystem is a community of plant and animal life.
- 8. related to high mountains.
- 9. a marine biome associated with coral formations.
- 10. opposite of deciduous. These plants remain ‘green’ and keep their leaves throughout the year.
- 14. refers to plants found in cities.
- 15. refers to biomes in and under the waters of the Earth’s oceans.
- 16. biomes positioned between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn latitudes (23.5° N and S).
- 17. biome with a mix of woodland and grassland plants where the tree canopies do not deny light to reach the grass below.
- 21. Dry, low humidity, or low rainfall. Basically a lack of plentiful water.
- 22. refers to plants that lose leaves or fruit as the season changes.
- 25. a distinct grouping of plant life based on the type of plants and their climate.
- 26. relating to plants living on the ground. The opposite of aquatic biomes.
- 27. refers to climates where there are high levels of water vapor or humidity.
Down
- 1. climate consisting of a wide range of yearly temperature. Also identified by the zone between 35° and 50° latitude in both North and South hemispheres.
- 4. A temperate grassland, savanna, or shrubland.
- 6. a type of plant that relies on cones to spread their seeds. Examples include pine, cedar, fir, and cypress trees.
- 7. also known as boreal forest is a forest found in the subarctic areas of the Northern hemisphere.
- 11. biome where the primary plant life consists of grasses.
- 12. the ice coverings found at either of the Earth’s poles
- 13. biomes in areas flooded with water either seasonally or permanently
- 14. – biomes found in caves and underground caverns.
- 16. biome with little or no tree growth due to low temperatures or short growing periods. Plant life consists mostly of lichens, mosses, shrubs, and grasses.
- 18. related to water. Aquatic biomes could be either fresh or saltwater biomes.
- 19. biome where the primary plant life consists of trees.
- 20. biome containing mostly shrubs in a climate of wet winters and hot dry summers.
- 23. related to the land near the edge of an ocean or sea.
- 24. Biomes found in seawater.