Soils and Vegetation

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Across
  1. 3. Surface water soaks downward into the soil
  2. 5. Lichens and mosses to grow there.
  3. 6. Permanently frozen soil
  4. 8. Found in the A Horizon dark brown rich material Subsoil
  5. 12. (Rigolith) (D Horizon) Solid bedrock, or crust, at bottom of soil profile
  6. 13. Vegetation that has been untouched by humans.
  7. 15. This is an example of a deciduous tree
  8. 18. Found in the arctic region and consists mainly of permafrost subsoil.
  9. 20. This action moves minerals upward from parent material to surface.
  10. 21. Another name for layers of soil
Down
  1. 1. The barrier between the Boreal Forest and Tundra region
  2. 2. Nutrients dissolved from parent material
  3. 4. Decaying organic materials forms this
  4. 7. This layer of surface soil where tundra plants grow.
  5. 9. Various layers of soil with unique minerals and composition depending on depth.
  6. 10. A tree that is cone bearing and found in Boreal forest
  7. 11. Excessive dissolved minerals are drawn to the surface.
  8. 14. the breaking down of rock into sediments
  9. 16. Sap from this tree can be boiled down to make this.
  10. 17. Trees with leaves that do not grow in Boreal forest.
  11. 19. a well balanced mix of clay, sand and soil that is perfect for plants.