Tundra Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
active layer | the top, melting layer of permafrost |
Bering Strait | the waterway separating Eurasia and Alaska |
biodiversity | the number of different life-forms in an ecosystem |
descendant | people born form an older ancestor; a child is a descendant of a parent |
ecosystem | a community of plants and animals and the environment they live in |
extinct | no longer in existence |
latitudes | a measurement of how far a place is from the equator |
peninsula | a piece of land with water on both sides |
permafrost | frozen soil beneath the surface of tundra |
predators | animals that live by eating other animals |
prey | an animal used as food by a predator |
sedges | grass like plants with solid stems and small flowers |
stunt | to stop normal growth |
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