Biomes

2. A dry region that on average receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year
6. An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
8. An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
11. A long period of low precipitation
12. A living thing
14. Any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water
15. A tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves coated in a waxy substance to reduce water loss
16. All the members of one species living in the same area
18. forest A forest that receives at least 100in or more of rain per year, mostly occurring in the tropical wet climate zone.
19. Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw
20. A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
21. Permanently frozen soil found in the tundra biome climate region
22. A graphical representation of a location's basic climate displaying the monthly average temperature and the monthly average precipitation

1. The total number of different species on Earth, including those on land, in the water, and in the air
3. An extremely cold, dry biome climate region characterized by short, cool summers and bitterly cold winters
4. Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land
5. related to the ocean; existing in or produced by the sea(saltwater)
7. forest A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
9. In short supply; shortage
10. (Savanna) An area populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants that gets 10-30 inches of rain each year.
13. Anything in the environment that you need to live, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space
17. selection The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce