Terrestrial Biomes & Geochemical Cycles Review

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Across
  1. 4. breadbasket biome
  2. 6. desert that experiences freezing temperatures during the winter and any precipitation is in the form of snowfall
  3. 7. rainwater that has a lower pH than regular rainwater. Typically in the range of 5.0 - 4.0
  4. 8. within the sulfur cycle, the process in which sulfur falls directly out of the environment
  5. 11. caribou
  6. 13. the movement of one tectonic plate beneath another tectonic plate
  7. 14. is the flow of carbon in two interconnected cycles, Living and Nonliving, of the environment
  8. 16. is the area of Earth where water movement and storage occurs
Down
  1. 1. tiaga
  2. 2. also called scrub forest
  3. 3. the recycling of inorganic matter between living organisms and their nonliving environment
  4. 5. biome of Long Valley
  5. 9. all year long growing season
  6. 10. grasslands with scattered trees found in hot tropical areas
  7. 12. a process whereby nutrient runoff causes the overgrowth of algae, the depletion of oxygen and death of aquatic fauna
  8. 15. is a resource that cannot be regenerated in the time span of a human