Biome Characteristics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• savannah : biome that receives 50-150 cm of precipitation a year; has many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees.
• grassland : biome with wildflowers and grasses, but no trees; receives 25-75 cm of precipitation a year.
• coniferous : cone-producing trees with needle-like leaves that remain green all year.
• under story : area of the forest below the canopy where shorter plants grow.
• temperate : forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.
• canopy : area of the forest that is formed by the leaves of tall trees.
• biome : a group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.
• taiga : northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.
• tundra : cold, dry biome, where the soil stays frozen the entire year; very little precipitation falls.
• desert : biome that receives less than 25 cm of precipitation throughout the year; has many different species of cacti and reptiles.
• tropical : type of rainforest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
• permafrost : frozen soil.
• deciduous : type of tree that loses and regrows leaves each year.