Biome Crossword

3. Day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere
6. prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period
7. Soil tends to be rich in nutrients; most been converted to farmland.
8. Grasses interspersed with groups of trees, dry conditions, animal migration common, distinct rainy season
9. Supports more animal species than any other biome; animals tend to be highly specialized.
11. Underground soil that is frozen year round
13. Average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods of time in a given area
14. Groups of terrestrial ecosystems that share biotic and abiotic conditions
15. Receives less than 25 cm (9.8 in.) of precipitation per year
16. Long cold winters; short, cool summers ,nutrient-poor, slightly acidic soils

1. Year-round moderate temperatures and heavy rainfall
2. Precipitation evenly spread throughout the year, varied temperatures (hot summers, cold winters),Plants tend to be deciduous
4. grow high on other plants to access sunlight and do not touch the soil
5. Warm year-round, but rainfall highly seasonal, most trees are deciduous
10. Diagrams that summarize an area’s average monthly temperature and precipitation
12. Found at very high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere