Vocabulary

1. a type of biome
3. the transitional area between uplands and open water.
4. an area that barely gets rain
6. non living things in an environment
7. an area of land permanently saturated, or filled, with water.
12. treeless region in the arctic
13. areas where water covers the soil
15. zone An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
17. something to which something else may be firmly secured
18. a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water.
19. A Treetop

1. a sea
2. A large area characterized by its climate and animals.
5. type of wetland
8. little organisms that live in the sea
9. Trees that stay green all year
10. living things in an environment
11. zone the depth at which light begins to dwindle
14. trees that shed their leaves to save water
16. a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean.
20. soil that is permanently frozen