Ecology Recap Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• cancer : the tropic at 23.5°n
• capricorn : the tropic at 23.5°s
• condensation : water vapour cooling into clouds
• evaporation : water warming, and turning into vapour
• biome : a large-scale ecosystem, like a rainforest, deciduous forest, desert, arctic tundra, etc
• precipitation : the proper word for rain
• transpiration : the process by which plants return water to the atmosphere
• convectional : the type of rainfall we get in the rainforest
• temperature : what is shown by the line on a climate graph
• nutrients : the food that plants need for growth
• emergents : the very tallest trees which won the race to sunlight in the rainforest
• undercanopy : the second-lowest layer of the forest, about 10m up
• decomposition : where dead plants and animals rot away and return nutrients to the soil
• drip tip : a leaf which has adapted to allow water to run off it quickly to avoid damage or fungal growth
• liana : a windy branch which latches itself to trees for structural support
• producer : the bottom of a food chain, usually a type of plant
• prehensile : the type of tail a howler monkey has, able to grasp branches or food
• nocturnal : a word meaning active at night