Sheriff Wolfe - Land Biomes Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. contains coniferous trees
  2. 5. how far north or south of the equator a biome is
  3. 10. biome ___ are alike due to similar climates, which results in similar communities of plants and animals for example, the floor and the canopy of the rainforest (fill in the blank)
  4. 12. plants in the desert have ___ to live in high climate; for example, cactus get water by absorbing it from rain (fill in the blank)
  5. 14. this biome uses wildfires to help it germinate
  6. 15. the biome that has permafrost soil
  7. 17. ___ is a defining characteristic of biomes, some are hot, dry, or rainy (fill in the blank)
  8. 18. temperatures in this biome average 130 degrees
Down
  1. 1. temperature, water availability, rainfall, and soil type are all ___ factors (fill in the blank)
  2. 2. ___ are a defining characteristic of biome, trees vary from biome to biome (fill in the blank)
  3. 3. contains oak trees (2 words, no spaces)
  4. 6. a large region characterized by a specific type of climate
  5. 7. this biome has the most biodiversity of any biome (2 words, no spaces)
  6. 8. trees can be ___ for small animals in the rainforest (fill in the blank)
  7. 9. this biome has four noticeable seasons (2 words, no spaces)
  8. 11. this biome maintains an open canopy despite a high tree density
  9. 13. ___ are a defining characteristic of biomes, taiga is home to bears, moose and caribou (fill in the blank)
  10. 16. has three sub-biomes (deciduous, coniferous, tropical)