Polar Region Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. plants that live for more than two years
  2. 3. grow in sheltered places on bare rock, and remains provide food for mosses
  3. 5. allows animals to move over snow and ice easier
  4. 8. allows warm blooded animals to survive harsh winter conditions by living in close quarters in a dormant condition
  5. 9. carcass of a dead animal
  6. 11. long stems some plants produce
  7. 12. prevent heat loss
  8. 14. takes nitrogen from air and converts it to ammonia to produce amino acids
  9. 19. allows many animals to maintain their body temperature even though the environmental temperature surrounding them plunges well below zero
  10. 20. provides insulations by trapping air, warmed by the body
Down
  1. 1. allows animals to remove heavy accumulations of snow and ice to access food
  2. 4. specific fat layer between the skin and muscle
  3. 6. beyond permanent ice, ground may be frozen
  4. 7. land of sedges, mosses, grasses, and lichens growing in patches
  5. 10. fur fine, traps a layer of air warmed by the body
  6. 13. dome-shaped hills near the edge of an ice sheet
  7. 15. fur courser and waterproof
  8. 16. speific function or position within a community of organisms
  9. 17. allows smaller animals to survive away from the harsh polar conditions
  10. 18. allows some animals to blend with their environment