Across
- 3. the fall of rain.
- 5. a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
- 7. a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
- 11. light from the sun.
- 13. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site.
- 14. relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
Down
- 1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.
- 2. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
- 4. floor also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem
- 5. of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.
- 6. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 8. a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
- 9. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
- 10. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- 12. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.