Biome Words Crossword Puzzle

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COASTAL : related to the land near the edge of an ocean or sea.
ARID : Dry, low humidity, or low rainfall. Basically a lack of plentiful water.
ECOSYSTEM : an ecosystem is a community of plant and animal life.
PRARIE : A temperate grassland, savanna, or shrubland.
GRASSLAND : biome where the primary plant life consists of grasses.
EVERGREEN : opposite of deciduous. These plants remain ‘green’ and keep their leaves throughout the year.
FOREST : biome where the primary plant life consists of trees.
ALPINE : related to high mountains.
TEMPERATE : climate consisting of a wide range of yearly temperature. Also identified by the zone between 35° and 50° latitude in both North and South hemispheres.
REEF : a marine biome associated with coral formations.
TERRESTRIAL : relating to plants living on the ground. The opposite of aquatic biomes.
TUNDRA : biome with little or no tree growth due to low temperatures or short growing periods. Plant life consists mostly of lichens, mosses, shrubs, and grasses.
SAVANNA : biome with a mix of woodland and grassland plants where the tree canopies do not deny light to reach the grass below.
BIOME : a distinct grouping of plant life based on the type of plants and their climate.
TAIGA : also known as boreal forest is a forest found in the subarctic areas of the Northern hemisphere.
TROPICAL : biomes positioned between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn latitudes (23.5° N and S).
OCEAN : refers to biomes in and under the waters of the Earth’s oceans.
DESERT : refers to areas where little or no precipitation occurs.
DECIDUOUS : refers to plants that lose leaves or fruit as the season changes.
POLAR ICE : the ice coverings found at either of the Earth’s poles
CONIFEROUS : a type of plant that relies on cones to spread their seeds. Examples include pine, cedar, fir, and cypress trees.
HUMID : refers to climates where there are high levels of water vapor or humidity.
MARINE : Biomes found in seawater.
AQUATIC : related to water. Aquatic biomes could be either fresh or saltwater biomes.
WETLANDS : biomes in areas flooded with water either seasonally or permanently.

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coastal : related to the land near the edge of an ocean or sea.
arid : dry, low humidity, or low rainfall. basically a lack of plentiful water.
ecosystem : an ecosystem is a community of plant and animal life.
prarie : a temperate grassland, savanna, or shrubland.
grassland : biome where the primary plant life consists of grasses.
evergreen : opposite of deciduous. these plants remain ‘green’ and keep their leaves throughout the year.
forest : biome where the primary plant life consists of trees.
alpine : related to high mountains.
temperate : climate consisting of a wide range of yearly temperature. also identified by the zone between 35° and 50° latitude in both north and south hemispheres.
reef : a marine biome associated with coral formations.
terrestrial : relating to plants living on the ground. the opposite of aquatic biomes.
tundra : biome with little or no tree growth due to low temperatures or short growing periods. plant life consists mostly of lichens, mosses, shrubs, and grasses.
savanna : biome with a mix of woodland and grassland plants where the tree canopies do not deny light to reach the grass below.
biome : a distinct grouping of plant life based on the type of plants and their climate.
taiga : also known as boreal forest is a forest found in the subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere.
tropical : biomes positioned between the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn latitudes (23.5° n and s).
ocean : refers to biomes in and under the waters of the earth’s oceans.
desert : refers to areas where little or no precipitation occurs.
deciduous : refers to plants that lose leaves or fruit as the season changes.
polar ice : the ice coverings found at either of the earth’s poles
coniferous : a type of plant that relies on cones to spread their seeds. examples include pine, cedar, fir, and cypress trees.
humid : refers to climates where there are high levels of water vapor or humidity.
marine : biomes found in seawater.
aquatic : related to water. aquatic biomes could be either fresh or saltwater biomes.
wetlands : biomes in areas flooded with water either seasonally or permanently.