Question

In the crossword table given below, some words are hidden. They are all about vegetation and wildlife and are to be found horizontally and vertically. Two have been worked out for you. Work in pairs with a friend.

Answer 1

Hint:
Vegetation is a collection of plant species and their land cover. It is a general term without specific reference to specific taxa, life forms, structure, spatial degree, or any other particular botanical or geographical feature. Wildlife traditionally refers to uncontrolled species, but now includes all organisms that grow or live in the wild in an area without human entry. Wild animals are found in all ecosystems.

Complete solution:
Vegetation: Neem, Bamboo, Flora, Lichen, Pine, Chir, Grass, Taiga, Tulsi, Tundra, Ebony, Pampas, Llanos.
Wildlife: Bear, Whale, Ox, Zebra, Goat, Tiger, Yak, Owl, Deer, Lion, Fowl, Horse, Pig, Camel.

Vegetation fulfils several important functions in the biosphere at all possible spatial scales.

- vegetation regulates the flow of many biogeochemical cycles, especially water, carbon and nitrogen. It is also very important for local and global energy balance. Such cycles are important not only for global vegetation patterns but also for climate patterns.

- vegetation greatly affects soil properties, including soil volume, chemistry, and structure, which affects various vegetation properties such as productivity and structure.

- vegetation serves as a habitat and energy source for wildlife for the various animal species on the planet (and ultimately for those who eat it).

Note:
According to the World Wildlife Fund 2020 report and Living Planet Index Measurement, the global wildlife population has decreased by 68 percentages since 1970 due to human activities, especially over-consumption, population growth and intensive agriculture. This is further evidence that humans started the sixth mass extinction.