"Biomes & Ecosystems": HTML5 Crossword

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3. An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living (5)
4. A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees (6)
5. A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms (5)
7. Place where an organism lives that supports all the needs (7)
10. All the different populations that live together in an area (9)
11. A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year (9,4)
12. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time (7)
14. A biome where grasses are the main plant life (9)
15. Biome near the equator with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth (8,4,6,0)
16. A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring (9,6)
17. Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of an organism's habitat (7,6)
18. Relating to the earth and land (11)
19. An extremely cold, dry biome with little vegetation (6)
20. Ground that is permanently frozen (10)

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1. Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw (5)
2. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants (6)
6. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment (9)
8. A coniferous biome with cool weather, dense fog, and high precipitation (9,4,6,0)
9. Forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees;mostly found in northern latitudes (10,6)
13. Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact (6,6)