Biomes

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Across
  1. 2. penguins have special __ to remove salt
  2. 4. type of grasses with deep roots to reach water
  3. 6. the number of temperate rainforests
  4. 9. where an ice sheet still exists
  5. 11. an oak tree has this to protect itself
  6. 14. the color of a polar bear's skin
  7. 15. type of plant with dark leaves to attract heat
  8. 18. orcas use this to find their prey
  9. 19. arctic flower that always faces the sun
  10. 20. penguins can swim up to __ km/hr
  11. 21. the percent of the Earth's freshwater locked in ice
  12. 22. has warm wet summers and dry winters
  13. 24. the polar ice caps are __ in the winter
  14. 25. a significant threat to the savannas
Down
  1. 1. a bird with solid bones so it sinks in water
  2. 3. formed by symbiosis of algae and fungus
  3. 5. is always cold
  4. 7. what a group of orcas is called
  5. 8. keeps many animals warm
  6. 10. a main threat to a forest
  7. 11. type of tree with flexible branches so snow won't break them
  8. 12. orcas slow their __ to stay underwater longer
  9. 13. polar bears have this on their feet so they can grip the ice
  10. 16. means "a mountain"
  11. 17. the coldest biome
  12. 23. type of ears to help owls hear very well