| HABITATS | Different species live in different ___. Some like the trees, others the ocean and some the desert. |
| ENT | Tolkienian creature who became more like the trees they shepherded |
| ASPEN | "Quaking" tree others, say |
| MOUNTAINASH | Rowan tree's other name (8,3) |
| SOUTH | Over 2000 species of earthworm have been identified, 300 of those species live in ___ Africa. |
| TREES | Some kangaroo species live in ___ |
| DENSER | Like the tree distribution of the Amazon, compared to that of the Sahara |
| UPAS | Revolting like the tree (4) |
| PLUMS | While these juicy summer fruits are mostly thought of as purple, some (like the Santa Rosa and the Simca) are red |
| ETHEREAL | Heavenly - some like the real thing, though (8) |
| SATRAP | Some, like the governor, returned (6) |
| SEAL | Seen in the ocean and in the house also (4) |
| OTEC | Ocean thermal energy conversion, abbreviated. This form of energy conversion uses the temperature differences between the warm surface waters of the oceans and the deeper cold waters to generate power |
| KIDMAN | Actress in The Hours, The Others, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Big Little Lies 6) |
| SODIUMCHLORIDE | It's found in the ocean, and briefly in barnacles |
| POLITICALDEBATE | Voting Day 2015... One-of-some the party leaders faced off in during the time leading up to today's |
| ROLLINGSTONES | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others The ___: 2 wds. |
| SPLASH | Drop in the ocean and mountains turn quiet (6) |
| SALTY | Like the ocean and potato chips |
| DEEPSEATED | Settled at the bottom of the ocean and half rusted (4-6) |
