Biomes Crossword Puzzle

A themed crossword with 43 clues to draw from. Find names of Earth’s major biomes, their climates, landscapes, and characteristic plants and ecosystems.

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About the Biomes Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers major land and aquatic biomes, along with features that shape their environments. Search for places such as tundra, taiga, wetland, and chaparral, and terms such as permafrost, canopy, and biodiversity. It is suited to students reviewing ecology and geography, as well as anyone curious about how climate and landscapes create distinct natural regions.

This crossword draws on 43 clues about Biomes. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

  • •High-mountain environment (6 letters)
  • •Upper leafy roof of a forest (6 letters)
  • •Dry region with sparse vegetation (6 letters)
  • •Frond-bearing plant that reproduces by spores (4 letters)
  • •Salt-tolerant coastal tree with tangled roots (8 letters)
  • •Relating to Earth's icy high latitudes (5 letters)
  • •Tropical plain with scattered trees (7 letters)
  • •Forested wetland with standing water (5 letters)

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