Across
- 2. A group of ecosystems with similar temperature and rainfall, or salinity and water depth
- 5. A temperate grassland with very fertile soil
- 6. Native to a place
- 7. Living or growing in water
- 10. A treeless plain that stays frozen most of the year and receives very little precipitation
- 12. Another name for a coniferous forest
Down
- 1. The removal of forest ecosystems for land development
- 3. Living or growing on land
- 4. To pass the winter in a sleeplike condition
- 8. The layer formed by the leaves and branches of the forest's tallest trees
- 9. A large, grassy biome with few shrubs or trees
- 11. The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees