Chapter 6 Crossword Puzzle

8. Plants that use the surface of a tree as a place to live.
9. The upper most layer of the rainforest.
12. The grassland located in North America.
13. The biome that has large amounts of precipitation and is made cool by the rainfall.
14. The biome where there is moderate rainfall but still not enough for trees to grow.
15. The biome located in a belt around the equator that are hot and humid all year.
18. The biome that has scarce vegetation and very little rainfall.
19. The biome that is described as a temperate shrubland.
23. The weather conditions over a long period of time.
24. Another name for the taiga.
25. The biome that is just below the arctic circle and have many of the same type of trees.

1. The primary layer of the rain forest, sometimes split into to parts.
2. The type of tree that is most common in the taiga.
3. The bottom layer of the rainforest where little light is received.
4. A large geographical region characterized by its climate, plants, and animals.
5. The soil of the temperate deciduous forest is rich in what?
6. The biome located in the arctic region that has a very cold and dry winter.
7. The grassland located in South America.
10. The height of an object above sea level.
11. The distance north or south of the equator.
13. The biome where trees drop their leaves, there are four seasons, and dominate most of the world.
16. the plants and animals in each biome have special what to help them survive?
17. The biome that is dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees.
20. The permanently frozen layers of soil in the tundra.
21. The animals in the desert do this to survive the hot summers.
22. The grassland located in Asia.