Forest

Question 1

Canopy (Noun)

Answer 1

The highest layer of a forest

Question 2

Maritime Forest (Noun)

Answer 2

The forest by the sea with oaks, palms, and palmettos

Question 3

Understory (Noun)

Answer 3

The plants in an forest that grow low to the ground

Question 4

Epiphyte (Noun)

Answer 4

A plant that lives on an another plant

Question 5

Salt-shearing (Verb)

Answer 5

Shearing of a plant from the salt carried by the sea breezes

Question 6

Community (Noun)

Answer 6

Populations of all species that are in and interact in a habitat

Question 7

Climax Community (Noun)

Answer 7

A stable community that doesn’t need outside help and does not change over time

Question 8

Succession (Noun)

Answer 8

The changes in communities that lead to a climax community

Question 9

Pioneer Plant (Noun)

Answer 9

Plants that can sustain themselves anywhere

Question 10

Microclimate (Noun)

Answer 10

The local climate of a small habitat

Question 11

Dune Ridge (Noun)

Answer 11

Upland ridges form from sand dunes on beaches

Question 12

Swale (Noun)

Answer 12

Low area between dunes

Question 13

Slough (Noun)

Answer 13

Freshwater area, can range from temporary ponds to permanent swamps located in swales