Biodiversity Chapter Two

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Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist (9)
  2. 5. The occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity (6)
  3. 6. A group of people living in a particular local area (9)
  4. 8. The wide part of a river where it nears the sea (7)
  5. 10. The watery layer of the earth's surface (11)
  6. 11. A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen (6)
  7. 12. Water that is not salty (10)
  8. 14. Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life (9)
  9. 15. The status of an organism within its environment and community (5)
  10. 16. Dry land with very little rain (6)

Down

  1. 2. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (9)
  2. 3. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  3. 4. Of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves (10)
  4. 7. Large area covered with trees (6)
  5. 9. Ground that is ___ frozen (10)
  6. 13. Coins collectively (plural) (7)