Biomes Crossword
Across
- 1. Deciduous trees have leaves that ________
- 4. This means "of or pertaining to the earth"
- 7. This biome has a thin atmosphere.
- 8. The Apline (Mountian) biome has mountainous regions including the ________, Alps, and the Rocky Mountains.
- 11. These are trees that produce food all year long, have needle-like leaves and stay green all year long.
- 12. Both the rainforest and the _____________ biomes are located near the equator (the middle latitudes).
- 13. Another term for the taiga is the _______________ forest.
- 14. In this biome, you can find praires.
- 15. What is another name for deciduous?
- 17. biome where no trees grow, however there are lichens, grasses, mosses, and shrubs.
- 19. a large ecosystem with a specific climate, geography, and life adapted to live there.
Down
- 2. the wettest biome
- 3. The temperate deciduous forest experiences all four changing ____________.
- 5. This is the largest biome and just below the Tundra
- 6. biome that is the hottest. There are hot and cold of these.
- 8. The Andes, the Alps, and the Rocky Mountains are examples of this biome.
- 9. this means "mild" or "moderate"
- 10. The frozen ground of the tundra
- 13. The top of the trees, where most of the animals in the Rainforest live.
- 16. Plants in the desert usually have few leaves and thick roots to help them keep their moisture.
- 18. Animals in the Apline biome have adapted by ___________ and migrating.