Biomes Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• biome : a large-scale ecosystem
• climate zone : a region in which yearly patterns of temperature, rainfall, and sunlight are similar throughout
• tropical rain forests : found near the equator with direct sunlight most of the year, warm temperatures & rain almost daily
• deciduous forests : contain trees that shed their leaves once a year & have moderate temperatures & rainfalls
• grasslands : prairies with moderate temperatures & light rainfall
• deserts : most deserts are very hot on summer days but temperatures can drop below freezing on winter nights, receive little rainfall
• taiga : a forest of needle-leaved evergreens in eurasia and north america with long, harsh winters
• tundra : a rolling plain in greenland, most northern areas of eurasia, north america and a small part of antarctica with low temperatures and long winters
• inter tidal zone : the area of the ocean's edge where waves constantly lap at the shore & tides rise and fall each day
• near shore zone : area of the ocean past the breaking waves
• open ocean zone : includes most of the ocean's waters
• freshwater ecosystems : lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, some marshes & swamps
• estuaries : a place where a fresh-water river empties into an ocean