Extreme Mountain Plants!
Words associated with the challenges and adaptations of alpine plants.
ACROSS
2.One challenge for mountain plants is a short ___ ___, reducing the time they have to grow and reproduce.
4.This is the point on a mountain where trees no longer grow.
6.This organism can live on bare rock and may survive high on a mountain.
7.This is another name for the mountain environment.
8.These plants grow in dense clumps low to the ground.
10.Lichens are a combination of fungus and ____.
11.One thing that can cause water loss in plants is blowing ____.
13.This plant has fuzz under the leaves to avoid water loss.
15.Blowing ____ can cause fatal damage to plant tissues.
18.____ trees are more common on mountains because they do not lose their leaves in the winter.
20.A plant adaptation where the plant slows down its activities during harsh weather.
21.One challenge for mountain plants is little or no ____.
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1.A challenge for mountain plants is lack of water, or ____.
3.Because there is little or no soil on a mountain, plants need to adapt to having less ____.
5.When trees are hit constantly by wind on one side, it will result in ____.
12.Short, twisted, gnarled trees are called ____.
14.The soil on mountains has high ____.
16.A mountain is a form of ____ biome.
17.This type of reproduction allows plants to grow new offspring from their own roots.
19.An important adaptation to avoid blowing wind and ice is to ____.
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6/4/2008 10:42:00 AM
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Extreme Mountain Plants!
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