Ecology Recap Crossword Puzzle
Download and print this Ecology Recap crossword puzzle. Use a pencil or pen to complete the puzzle by filling in the blanks. The completed answers are included, so you can easily check your progress.
PDF will include puzzle sheet and the answer key.
Related puzzles:
More Ecology / Climate Crossword Puzzles
Ecology Review
Earth Science - Ecosystems
Equilibrium within Ecosystems
Biology Ecology
World Earth Day
Browse all Ecology / Climate Puzzles
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
