Rainforest Ecosystem Crossword

3. the fall of rain.
5. a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
7. a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
11. light from the sun.
13. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site.
14. relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.

1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.
2. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
4. floor also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem
5. of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.
6. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
8. a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
9. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
10. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
12. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.