Across
- 2. Substances that provide essential food for continuation of life
- 6. A mixture of organic material, air, water, and minerals
- 8. Consistently frozen, barren landscape, difficult for plants to grow with so little warmth and nutrition
- 10. The method by which plants are grown without soil
- 12. Weather patterns of an area over a long period of time
- 13. Forest landscape with very cold winters, lots of precipitation, little sunlight
- 15. A community of organisms in an area
- 19. Open landscape, with few large trees, open exposure to sun, not much precipitation, and hot weather
- 20. An area that is distinctive by its climate and plants/animals that live there
- 21. The first green parts of a plant emerging from a seed
Down
- 1. Forest landscape with mild summers and winters, average precipitation, large trees
- 3. Absorb nutrients and water
- 4. Tropical forest landscape, known for high humidity and consistent precipitation
- 5. Absorbs sunlight and oxygen
- 7. The topmost, nutrient-rich layer of soil
- 9. An organism that breaks down/consumes waste
- 11. The gradual destruction of landforms
- 14. The second layer of soil, still nutrient-rich but with minerals mixed in
- 16. Transports nutrients and water to leaves
- 17. Extremely dry landscape, with consistent sun and little precipitation
- 18. Holds seeds, intent to transport seeds