Plant Adaptation Vocabulary for the Conservatory of Flowers

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Across
  1. 1. A tropical forest near mountains that is usually covered in clouds
  2. 2. A tropical forest with very tall trees. It rains over 100 inches of rainfall each year there.
  3. 3. The gallery in the Conservatory that will have orchids and ferns growing in the cool-temperature cloud forest
  4. 4. The conditions that surround plants, animals, and people, including weather, soil, and light
  5. 6. Plant vitamins! These help a plant grow healthy and strong.
  6. 7. A plant that has tiny downward-pointing hairs inside of its special-shaped leaves. The hairs make it hard for small insects to crawl out. A carniverous plant.
  7. 9. An imaginary line around the center of the earth that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  8. 11. The size a plant leaf can be to collect more sunlight in the Understory Layer of the rain forest.
  9. 12. The special shape leaves can have to get rid of excess water.
  10. 15. The way a plant species has changed over generations to better survive in its environment
  11. 16. A physical structure some orchids have to store water. An awesome adaptation for collecting water!
  12. 17. The special texture plant leaves can have so they can get rid of excess water.
Down
  1. 1. Plants that get nutrients by trapping and digesting insects and small animals
  2. 5. The amount of water vapor in the air (a humid climate would make your skin feel sticky!)
  3. 8. How hot or cold the air is
  4. 10. The gallery in the Conservatory that will have towering palms with gigantic leaves and vines climbing all the way up to the ceiling
  5. 13. A plant that grows on other plants (not in the ground).
  6. 14. The regions of the Earth that are near the Equator, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
  7. 18. The gallery in the Conservatory that will have plants from the rivers, lakes, and bogs of the Amazon