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Biomes Words Vocabulary Maze Puzzle

Directions:     You must navigate your way through maze. Using the clues, spell out the words in order. Start from the letter marked "START". Make your way through the maze until you reach the letter in BOLD. The clues at the bottom of the puzzle are in the same order as they words appear in the maze. You can move up, down, left, right, and diagonally to spell out the words.

 
  N S S U U K Q B L Q V A D N A L S I L X I G E N
  B Z V U V U L X P W Y H N X F I F E W F B R A D
  I Q F M R Y V N L H C A O E N M J M I V U E R J
  U H O S I T X A B I F A M Z P N T A R U T S L R
  T K S G Y N P J X J R T R Q K V D N N C V H M U
  N O Q R C C H G H O N X Q G V T X I R X P C U J
  O B M Z H K Q U P K H U K V I Q R V R M H B Q F
  H T G A O H K O J X T R O D Q Z S D P D N A Q R
  E H P C H N W C O U Y C R K S Q K I A L U O Z G
  N Y H H L B L Y G S F V I Z E V N S S U J N K T
  E T L Y N Y T N S X L K G R N S X Z I H B U Z Y
  I S N D M R Z P W C N N E M N E C S E L L G V X
  N A G K I O R F H W G S K P A A O D B V U D R A
  M J B Z R U O D R G A X S L F N D N A L N E W B
  X F M O H G J O T R T L C A A R T I T U T V A N
  S A X D T T O H T R P C L O O S P P T A T A N Z
  A H Q Q G E Q U A E S V N T I R I R I O R A S U
START
A T V R O P O M M M Z E D W I T E C N G P E S T
  D A P O A B I A E H J Z C E Z E Z R O M F R M A
  T A T I O N K C N O P Y R O M P A A I N O O D L
CLUE :
1. THE ABILITY OF AN ORGANISM TO CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL SURROUNDINGS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE 2. A LARGE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA CHARACTERIZED BY SIMILAR VEGETATION, TEMPERATURE, OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
3. THE NATURAL, CONTINUOUS COVER PROVIDED BY THE BRANCHES AND LEAVES OF TREES BLOCKING OUT SUNSHINE TO GROUND LEVEL PLANTS 4. THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE ORGANISMS OF AN ECOSYSTEM TO OBTAIN THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SURVIVAL
5. A BIOME CHARACTERIZED BY EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS, USUALLY SANDY WITH LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION 6. A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL
7. THE LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO TWO EQUAL PARTS, THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, AND OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR RECEIVES THE MOST AMOUNT OF HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSING SEASONAL CHANGES IN WEATHER TO BE LESS DRAMATIC AND ALMOST NON-EXIST 8. THE MOST WIDESPREAD LAND-BASED BIOME ON EARTH THAT CONTAINS MOSTLY GRASS LIKE VEGETATION WITH FEW TO NO TREES, EXPERIENCES SEASONAL CHANGES IN WEATHER, AND RECEIVES AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL
9. THE LARGEST BODY OF WATER ON EARTH COVERING MORE THAN 70% OF THE SURFACE WITH A SALT CONTENT OF 3% OR GREATER 10. A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE LAND OR SOIL THAT IS PERMANENTLY FROZEN THUS UNABLE TO SUPPORT VEGETATION GROWTH
11. THE TERM USED TO REFER TO MOISTURE THAT FALLS TO THE EARTH'S SURFACE IN THE FORM OF RAIN, SNOW, OR SLEET 12. A BIOME CHARACTERIZED BY DENSE TREE GROWTH WITH A THICK, MULTILAYERED CANOPY, HIGH AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION, AND AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT THAT DOESN'T VARY MORE THAN ABOUT 5 DEGREES ALL YEAR
13. ONE OF THE SUB-CATEGORIES OF THE GRASSLAND BIOME CHARACTERIZED BY A WET AND DRY SEASON WITH MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT TREE GROWTH BUT WHERE THE TREES ARE TOO SPARSE TO FORM A CANOPY 14. THE COLDEST BIOME ON EARTH, CHARACTERIZED BY NO TREES, A LAYER OF PERMAFROST UNDER THE TOP LAYER OF SOIL, AND LOW PRECIPITATION
15. ONE OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE BIOMES, CHARACTERIZED BY STANDING WATER SUCH AS MARSHES, BOGS, AND SWAMPS; HIGH PRECIPITATION; AND USUALLY HUMID CONDITIONS

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