Ecosystems and Biomes Crossword Puzzle

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Limnetic Zone : The well-lit, open surface waters in a lake away from the shore.
Sediment : Matter that settles to the bottom of a body of water.
Limiting Factor : An environmental factor that tends to limit population size.
Woodland : A forest biome with an open canopy that limits the sunlight and precipitation reaching the ground.
Plankton : Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in an aquatic ecosystem.
Abyssal Zone : A deep sea ecosystem, below 6000 feet, lacking higher plant life because of the absence of light, and occupied chiefly by carnivorous animals
Estuary : A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
Climax Community : Biological community of plants, animals, and fungi which, through the process of ecological succession in the development of vegetation in an area over time, have reached a steady state.
Profundal Zone : The deep zone of a body of fresh water, located below the range of effective light penetration.
Desert : A biome where the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation.
Tundra : A type of biome, found at the higher latitudes, where the tree growth is extremely limited by low temperatures and short growing seasons.
Latitude : The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
Weather : The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
Tolerance : The range of conditions that an organism can withstand.
Benthic Zone : The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
Boreal Forest : A biome found in a nearly continuous belt across north America and Eurasia, just below the tundra.
Tropical Rainforest : A tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches with tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees that form a continuous canopy.
Inter Tidal Zone : The area that is above water at low tide and underwater at high tide.
Wetlands : Land saturated with water, consisting of marshes or swamps.

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limnetic zone : the well-lit, open surface waters in a lake away from the shore.
sediment : matter that settles to the bottom of a body of water.
limiting factor : an environmental factor that tends to limit population size.
woodland : a forest biome with an open canopy that limits the sunlight and precipitation reaching the ground.
plankton : small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in an aquatic ecosystem.
abyssal zone : a deep sea ecosystem, below 6000 feet, lacking higher plant life because of the absence of light, and occupied chiefly by carnivorous animals
estuary : a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
climax community : biological community of plants, animals, and fungi which, through the process of ecological succession in the development of vegetation in an area over time, have reached a steady state.
profundal zone : the deep zone of a body of fresh water, located below the range of effective light penetration.
desert : a biome where the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation.
tundra : a type of biome, found at the higher latitudes, where the tree growth is extremely limited by low temperatures and short growing seasons.
latitude : the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
weather : the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
tolerance : the range of conditions that an organism can withstand.
benthic zone : the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
boreal forest : a biome found in a nearly continuous belt across north america and eurasia, just below the tundra.
tropical rainforest : a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches with tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees that form a continuous canopy.
inter tidal zone : the area that is above water at low tide and underwater at high tide.
wetlands : land saturated with water, consisting of marshes or swamps.