"Biomes & Ecosystems": HTML5 Crossword

Across

3. All the different populations that live together in an area (9)
4. Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact (6,6)
6. A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms (5)
7. An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living (5)
8. A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring (9,6)
9. Ground that is permanently frozen (10)
10. A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year (9,4)
11. Place where an organism lives that supports all the needs (7)
13. Biome near the equator with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth (8,4,6,0)
16. Forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees;mostly found in northern latitudes (10,6)
17. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants (6)
19. A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees (6)
20. An extremely cold, dry biome with little vegetation (6)

Down

1. Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of an organism's habitat (7,6)
2. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time (7)
5. A coniferous biome with cool weather, dense fog, and high precipitation (9,4,6,0)
12. Relating to the earth and land (11)
14. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment (9)
15. A biome where grasses are the main plant life (9)
18. Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw (5)