Ecology Recap Crossword Puzzle
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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
