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.