Across
- 2. Succession - the colonization of new sites by pioneer species after an event (avalanche, volcano, glaciers)
- 4. portion of marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to reach
- 7. a stable mature community that undergoes little to no change it has reached its peak.
- 9. arid region with sparse to almost nonexistent plant life
- 11. a layer of permanently frozen ground
- 12. small organisms that live in the water of the photic zone
- 14. large communities covered with grasses and similar small plants
- 16. forests - biome near the equator with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth
- 17. a coastal body of water, partially surrounded by land, where the freshwater and saltwater mix
- 18. large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax system
- 19. Succession – the sequence of community changes that takes place after a community is disrupted by natural disasters of HUMAN ACTIONS
Down
- 1. abiotic or biotic factors that affects an organisms ability to survive in its environment
- 3. treeless land with long summer days and short periods of winter sunlight
- 5. the orderly, natural changes that take place in the communities
- 6. portion of shoreline between the high and low tide lines
- 8. biome south of tundra characterized by a northern coniferous forest
- 10. forests - biome composed of forests of broad-leaved hardwoods that lose their foliage annually
- 13. the ability of an organism to withstand fluctuations in biotic and abiotic environmental factors
- 15. one deeper water that never sees sunlight