Biome Crossword
ACROSS
3. Shoreline dominated by sand or volcanic ash
4. The plants and
trees that do not reach the heights of the emergent trees.
8. Filled with
spongy, peaty soil and very simple plant life
9. Found between
latitudes 23.5N-66.3N and 23.5S-66.3S (except high altitudes).
13. Softwood
forests.
15. Northern
latitude, usually coniferous, forests with short, wet summers and long, dry winters.
17. Temperate
grasslands with dry conditions.
18. Area north of
66.2 N degrees latitude and south of 66.2 S degrees latitude .
21. "Treeless plain", an area of treeless
vegetation.
23. Areas where more
water evaporates than falls as precipitation.
25. Found between
latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S (except high altitudes).
26. Bodies of
flowing freshwater.
28. Shoreline
dominated by rocks usually accompanied by mountains and a steep drop to the ocean floor.
29. A taiga like
mountain habitat.
30. Where freshwater
rivers meet oceans.
31. High salt
concentration.
1. Found along
low-lying river areas and have semi-complex plant life (freshwater or saltwater).
2. The floor of a
tropical rainforest which receives about 2% of the light from the sun with very hot and
nearly 100% humidity conditions.
5. The tallest trees
and their trunks.
6. Extinct or active
volcanoes or uprisings caused by the collision of tectonic plates.
7. Hardwood forests.
10. Temperate
grasslands with moderate rainfall.
11. A landscape
dominated by grasses.
12. A low-lying area
near a river with complex plant life.
14. Tropical
grasslands with wet and dry seasons.
16. A tundra like
mountain habitat.
19. The leafy parts
of the trees in a rainforest.
20. The open ocean
from the surface down to 200m.
22. Shallow standing
water.
24. Low salt
concentration.