Across
- 3. A community of ll the living organisms, and their physical environment
- 4. A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing
- 9. Latin word for shedding its leaves annually
- 14. The way ecologists figure-out what weather will be in a biome
- 15. An individual animal, plant, or single celled life-form
- 16. The temperature and precipitation combined
- 18. an animal born in a certain place
- 20. Region of the earth with water, temperature, weather and all the living organisms inhabiting it
- 21. A group of animals living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Down
- 1. A thick layer of sub surface ground or soil that stays frozen throughout the year
- 2. All the inhabitants of a particular area
- 5. Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail that falls to the ground
- 6. All the non living factors within an environment
- 7. A flat, Treeless part of North America, Europe, and Asia
- 8. A tree that bears cones and needle or scale like leaves that are typically evergreen
- 10. reef A ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
- 11. Somewhat swampy coniferous forest of the Northern Hemisphere
- 12. A luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
- 13. All the living organisms within an environment
- 17. the action or process of adapting or evolving
- 19. Barren area of landscape that has little to no annual rainfall