Chapter 5: Tropical Rainforest

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Across
  1. 1. A major terrestrial ecosystem with characteristic plant and animal species maintained under particular climatic conditions.
  2. 2. the third level of the rainforest; This level collects most of the rain, moisture, and photosynthesis
  3. 4. Death of all members of a species.
  4. 5. Plant that requires large amounts of moisture.
  5. 7. plants that require constant heat
  6. 10. The range of species of plants and animals on Earth; the variety of all living things.
  7. 11. system A large ecosystem such as the rainforest.
  8. 13. The animals living within a given area.
  9. 15. roots Trees in the tropical rainforest grow additional roots that are above ground level. These roots make the trees taller and given them added support.
Down
  1. 1. Living components of ecosystems, like plants.
  2. 3. The free-hanging stem of plants
  3. 4. Threatened with immediate elimination or extinction.
  4. 6. An ecological system in which plants and animals are linked to their environment.
  5. 8. The plants living within a given area.
  6. 9. system A very small ecosystem such as a vegetable garden.
  7. 10. The planetary ecosystem.
  8. 12. The red soil of the tropical rainforest.
  9. 14. Non-living components of ecosystems, like rocks.