Question

name: jhamaryse bricesdate: 02.12.26ch. 3 vocabulary crossword puzzlethe biospherec- biologyp- 6thacross5. assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area.7. dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate.8. dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rainforest trees.10. ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface at least part of the year.14. average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time.15. group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.16. biome with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens; also called boreal forest.20. groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.22. all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment.23. all of the rock at and below earths surface.24. layer of permanently frozen subsoil found in the tundra.25. sunlight region near the surface of the water.26. process in which certain gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in earths atmosphere as heat.down1. material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter.2. kind of wetland formed where a river meets the ocean.3. globally significant ecological region created by long-term interactions between humans and ecosystems.4. microscopic organisms that live in aquatic environments.6. any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact.9. all the water - saltwater and freshwater, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor - above and below earths surface and in the atmosphere.11. day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors.12. scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.13. group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms.17. physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem.18. layer in a rainforest found underneath the canopy; formed by shorter trees and vines.19. thin layer of gases that surround earth.21. part of the earth in which life exists; including land, water, and air or atmosphere.

Explanation:

Each answer matches the biosphere-related vocabulary definition provided for the crossword.

Answer:

Across:

1. COMMUNITY
2. APHOTIC ZONE
3. CANOPY
4. WETLAND
5. CLIMATE
6. SPECIES
7. TAIGA
8. POPULATION
9. ECOSYSTEM
10. GEOSPHERE
11. PERMAFROST
12. PHOTIC ZONE
13. GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Down:

1. HUMUS
2. ESTUARY
3. ANTHROPOCENE BIOME
4. PLANKTON
5. BIOTIC FACTOR
6. HYDROSPHERE
7. WEATHER
8. ECOLOGY
9. BIOME
10. ABIOTIC FACTOR
11. UNDERSTORY
12. ATMOSPHERE
13. BIOSPHERE