Across
- 2. Plant that requires large amounts of moisture.
- 6. Death of all members of a species.
- 7. The red soil of the tropical rainforest.
- 8. The animals living within a given area.
- 10. The range of species of plants and animals on Earth; the variety of all living things.
- 11. Living components of ecosystems, like plants.
- 12. roots Trees in the tropical rainforest grow additional roots that are above ground level. These roots make the trees taller and given them added support.
- 13. system A very small ecosystem such as a vegetable garden.
- 14. system A large ecosystem such as the rainforest.
Down
- 1. The plants living within a given area.
- 3. Threatened with immediate elimination or extinction.
- 4. A major terrestrial ecosystem with characteristic plant and animal species maintained under particular climatic conditions.
- 5. An ecological system in which plants and animals are linked to their environment.
- 9. Non-living components of ecosystems, like rocks.
- 10. The planetary ecosystem.
