Land Biomes Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Cone- producing trees with needlelike leaves that remain green all year
  2. 8. This refers to the ability to blend into ones surroundings
  3. 9. In a rainforest, the forest floor gets very little of this, resulting in plants with big broad leaves
  4. 10. A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates
  5. 12. The most biodiverse biome, with animals adapted for flying and climbing
  6. 13. Plants have adapted to have fleshy stems and thorns in order to live in this biome
  7. 14. This biome can not support tall trees and has a layer of soil that is frozen right under the surface
  8. 15. Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees; receives 25-75 cm of precipitation a year
Down
  1. 1. This is an adaptations that birds in the Biome in which we live practice during the Winter months
  2. 3. This biome receives 50-150 cm of precipitation each year; has many scattered shrubs, tall grasses, and small trees
  3. 4. A type of tree that loses its leaves in order to retain water in the Winter
  4. 5. An animal adaptation in the desert in order to beat the heat
  5. 6. This biome receives less than 10 inches of rain a year
  6. 7. Rich In a deciduous forest, the soil quality is this due to leaves decomposing
  7. 11. Frozen Soil