Year 9 BIOMES

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Across
  1. 2. / A major regional living community, characterised by the dominant organisms and the climate.
  2. 4. / The largest rainforest in South America.
  3. 5. / Living and non-living working together, and depending on one another, for survival.
  4. 8. / The name given to a biome found on land.
  5. 10. / The name given to a biome that is typically covered with grasses and few trees.
  6. 12. / Found at the end of rainforest leaves to help shed water quickly.
  7. 14. / This type of plant lies dormant during the dry periods in the desert.
  8. 17. / The permanent destruction of forests to make land available for other uses.
  9. 18. / This biome is not found on land.
  10. 23. / This layer of the rainforest is dominated by ferns, herbs, mosses and fungi.
  11. 24. / This type of graph features temperature and rainfall specific to an area.
  12. 25. / A feature of desert plants in lieu of leaves.
  13. 27. / Rainforests are often called the _______ of the planet.
  14. 30. / The coldest of the biomes studied.
  15. 31. / Flanges at the lower part of the trunk which provide anchorage for large trees in shallow rainforest soils.
  16. 32. / A plant that scatters seeds across the desert.
Down
  1. 1. / These plants use others to help them reach sunlight high in the rainforest.
  2. 3. / The surface of desert leaves to avoid moisture loss.
  3. 6. / This plant uses others as hosts, germinating high in the tree and sending roots down to the forest floor.
  4. 7. / This plant type has evolved to photosynthesise in low light levels.
  5. 9. / The orientation of rainforest leaves to capture light.
  6. 11. / This biome is typically found in areas such as the Andes, the Alps and the Rockies.
  7. 13. / This root type can grow to more than 8m in length in search of water.
  8. 15. / Found across East North American, Europe, Eastern Asia
  9. 16. / This type of root system grows horizontally, close to the earth’s surface.
  10. 19. / A feature of desert plants by which they can store water underground.
  11. 20. / This biome receives less than 25cms of precipitation annually.
  12. 21. / A biological community made up of living organisms and their environment
  13. 22. / This biome is typically located close to the equator.
  14. 26. / This plant type uses trunks and branches for support to obtain sufficient sunlight.
  15. 28. / The highest layer in the rainforest.
  16. 29. / A tall and narrow succulent plant that has adapted to the desert biome.