environment Crossword Puzzles

Nature 2018-03-27

Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves
  2. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
  3. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air
  4. falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow,or hail.
  5. the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment:
  6. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  7. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time
  8. a sudden and widespread disaster
  9. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
  10. a state of equilibrium or equipoise
Down
  1. capable of decaying through the action of living organisms
  2. an animal, especially a nonhuman
  3. the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city
  4. no longer in existence; that has ended or died out:
  5. diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment
  6. a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops
  7. the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life
  8. a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment
  9. an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
  10. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.

20 Clues: an animal, especially a nonhuman • a sudden and widespread disaster • a state of equilibrium or equipoise • the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air • no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: • capable of decaying through the action of living organisms • the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves • ...

TRANSPORTATION,CIRCULATION, & REGULATION OF BODY FLUIDS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS 2019-07-08

TRANSPORTATION,CIRCULATION, & REGULATION OF BODY FLUIDS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. living plants needing only a moderate amount of water
  2. they are found in conifers
  3. animals that adjust into the environment
  4. living plants which needs very little water.
  5. transports water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients.
  6. living cells with thin cellulose walls
  7. controls the movement of solutes and provides ATP for active transport
  8. They are responsible for returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart after arteries carry blood out
  9. the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere
  10. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
Down
  1. blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
  2. moves food and substance from leaves to the rest of the plant
  3. tiny openings or pores in plant tissue that allow for gas exchange
  4. provides strength to the thin walls of plants
  5. the narrowing of blood vessels.
  6. animals that does not adjust in the environment
  7. also called aquatic plants
  8. maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations.
  9. the narrowing of blood vessels.
  10. mechanism of the body to maintain a stable internal environment instead of changes taking place in the external environment.
  11. needed by plants
  12. transport of carbohydrates, primarily sucrose, in the plant
  13. a channel through the cell wall that allows molecules and substances to move back and forth as needed.
  14. move energy from leaves and raw materials from roots to all their parts.
  15. needed by animals

25 Clues: needed by plants • needed by animals • also called aquatic plants • they are found in conifers • the narrowing of blood vessels. • the narrowing of blood vessels. • living cells with thin cellulose walls • animals that adjust into the environment • living plants which needs very little water. • provides strength to the thin walls of plants • ...

Human Impact on the Environment 2023-05-10

Human Impact on the Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.
  2. process by which pollutants become more concentrated in successive trophic levels of a food web
  3. air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  4. measurable long-term changes in averages of temperature, clouds, winds, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, major storms, and heat waves
  5. plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native
  6. The removal of all or most trees in an area of forest
  7. any harmful material created as a result of human activity and released into the environment
  8. An effect of the atmosphere that keeps Earth at a temperature that is suitable for life.
  9. A product of the environment that exists in limited amounts and cannot be replaced for human use within a human lifetime.
  10. A product of the environment that can be replaced through natural processes within a human lifetime
Down
  1. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
  2. globally significant ecological patterns created by long-term interactions between humans and ecosystems
  3. A gas that produces the greenhouse effect.
  4. the total area of healthy land and water ecosystems needed to provide the resources you use
  5. using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.
  6. planting large areas with a single highly productive crop year after year
  7. The release of harmful substances, or pollutants, into the environment.
  8. The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
  9. A species that is introduced into an ecosystem by human activity.
  10. A product of the environment that is useful to humans.
  11. the ability to deal with change and move on

21 Clues: A gas that produces the greenhouse effect. • air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog • the ability to deal with change and move on • The removal of all or most trees in an area of forest • A product of the environment that is useful to humans. • The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. • ...

Marine Science Vocabulary: Chapter 12 2023-11-02

Marine Science Vocabulary: Chapter 12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources in a given environment.
  2. The type of symbiosis in which one partner, the parasite, derives benefit from the other, the host.
  3. Natural selection that acts against individuals with extreme expression of a trait.
  4. When changes in the abundance of an organism result in changes at other trophic levels of the food chain.
  5. Population growth that is constrained by biotic or abiotic factors such as competition or nutrients.
  6. A living component of an environment.
  7. The interaction that results when a resource is in short supply and one organism uses the resource at the expense of another.
  8. The elimination of one species by another as a result of competition.
  9. The type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the relationship.
  10. The process in which one species evolves in response to another.
  11. The full range of ecological characteristics of a species, like its feeding habits, specific habitat, and reproductive strategy.
  12. The genetic adaptation of a population to its environment through evolution.
  13. The entry of young individuals into a population or, in fisheries biology, into a fished stock.
Down
  1. Unrestricted population growth where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation.
  2. Natural selection that favors extreme expression of a trait.
  3. A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment.
  4. The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
  5. Defense mechanisms that an organism uses only in response to predators.
  6. The type of symbiosis in which one species obtains shelter, food, or other benefits without affecting the other, or host.
  7. An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population.
  8. The sharing of resources by specialization.

21 Clues: A living component of an environment. • The sharing of resources by specialization. • Natural selection that favors extreme expression of a trait. • The process in which one species evolves in response to another. • A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment. • The elimination of one species by another as a result of competition. • ...

Goblins' Crossword 2023-11-08

Goblins' Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid bodies that absorb carbon dioxide
  2. biosphere(a collection of all biomes), planet
  3. renewable resource powered by water flow, usually through dams.
  4. the ability to maintain an ecological balance and conserve natural resources in the environment
  5. makes up about 60% of our bodies
  6. example: fertilizer flows into rivers, causing a series of events resulting in the deaths of many species within the rivers. A substance that has harmful effects on the environment.
  7. greenhouse gas that is 6x more potent than CO2 (much worse for our atmosphere!)
  8. a boxed system we use to eventually repurpose materials
  9. Energy harnessing panel. We have them on campus. Source of renewable energy.
  10. what we use to power the lights
  11. not harmful to the environment (adj)
  12. type of plant species that originated in the area it grows in
Down
  1. noun of maintaining the health of our environment or, for example, a park
  2. St. Stephen's environmental club's greatest enemy.
  3. where organisms live. it provides the organism that lives there with food, water, and shelter.
  4. non-renewable resource that batteries are made out of. Mining for this material can pollute the air and water and destroy ecosystems.
  5. a term describing how many different species there are in an environment. This is necessary in order to have healthy ecosystems.
  6. This type of energy is derived from natural sources that are created faster than they are consumed.
  7. produced without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents
  8. the conditions of an area over a long period of time, different from weather
  9. what we do with your wasted food (verb). Improves quality of soil by adding organic matter.
  10. the better “R” alternative to recycling

22 Clues: what we use to power the lights • makes up about 60% of our bodies • not harmful to the environment (adj) • the better “R” alternative to recycling • liquid bodies that absorb carbon dioxide • biosphere(a collection of all biomes), planet • St. Stephen's environmental club's greatest enemy. • a boxed system we use to eventually repurpose materials • ...

24HRWS1 2024-03-27

24HRWS1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Activities for water quality and soil conservation, e.g., cover crops, contouring plowing, crop rotation.
  2. Non-living factor like light, water, temperature, or rocks in an environment.
  3. Earth’s crust (water and atmosphere) where living organisms exist.
  4. All living things and environment linked by energy and nutrient flow.
  5. Species removed from native range, usually by humans.
  6. Vegetation and land features for wildlife to hide, sleep, feed, and reproduce.
  7. Rocks and minerals; substances like petroleum and coal; cannot regenerate in this age.
  8. Offspring of a bird or mammal.
  9. Study of relations of living things to one another and their environment.
  10. Scientist studying relationships of living things to one another and their environment.
  11. One of five essential wildlife habitat elements; placement of food, water, shelter, and space.
Down
  1. Population restricted to a particular geographic area.
  2. Use of ecosystem concepts to predict and guide management planning and actions.
  3. Terrestrial ecosystem characterized by flora and fauna; part of the biosphere.
  4. Community of trees, shrubs, herbs covering a large area; uses oxygen, water, and soil nutrients.
  5. Single-celled microorganisms without chlorophyll. Break down organic matter; can cause diseases.
  6. Resource replenished through natural processes, e.g., trees.
  7. Species in danger of extinction across its range.
  8. Weather conditions over years based on heat, cold, moisture, wind, and more.
  9. Low-growing herbaceous plants, both annuals and perennials.
  10. Study of living organisms.
  11. Vegetation eaten by animals.
  12. Animal living in aquatic habitat as young, terrestrial habitat as adult, e.g., frogs, salamanders.
  13. Sum of all external conditions affecting development and survival of an organism.
  14. Brushy plants eaten by deer, elk, or cattle; twigs and leaves of woody plants.

25 Clues: Study of living organisms. • Vegetation eaten by animals. • Offspring of a bird or mammal. • Species in danger of extinction across its range. • Species removed from native range, usually by humans. • Population restricted to a particular geographic area. • Low-growing herbaceous plants, both annuals and perennials. • ...

2.00 CrossWord 2024-04-23

2.00 CrossWord crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nations economy
  2. A business internal controllable surroundings
  3. surroundings
  4. A group of individuals who share an environment
  5. statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
  6. The first stage of the Design Thinking process
  7. the general direction in which people or events are moving
  8. Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
  9. The money charged for a product or service
  10. thinking outside the box to identify new solutions to the problem statement
  11. A business external uncontrollable surroundings
  12. quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market
  13. the systematic gathering recording and analyzing of data about a specific issue
  14. one page business plan template that helps you deconstruct your idea into its key assumption
Down
  1. an assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
  2. producing a number of inexpensive scaled down versions of the product
  3. government environment
  4. a favorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
  5. a mental process involving the development of unique ideas
  6. The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
  7. analyze your observations and synthesize them in order to define the core problems
  8. an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations
  9. the conscious or unconscious process of thought formulation
  10. The system in which people make and spend their incomes
  11. written description of your business future a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it
  12. a creativethinking technique involving the identification of as many different ideas as possible during a certain time frame

26 Clues: surroundings • government environment • The money charged for a product or service • A business internal controllable surroundings • The first stage of the Design Thinking process • A group of individuals who share an environment • A business external uncontrollable surroundings • quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market • ...

2.00 Crossword 2024-04-23

2.00 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the general direction in which people or events are moving
  2. surroundings
  3. Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
  4. The system in which people make and spend their incomes
  5. statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
  6. an assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
  7. an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations
  8. thinking outside the box to identify new solutions to the problem statement
  9. The money charged for a product or service
  10. written description of your business future a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it
  11. The first stage of the Design Thinking process
Down
  1. The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
  2. the conscious or unconscious process of thought formulation
  3. analyze your observations and synthesize them in order to define the core problems
  4. government environment
  5. a creativethinking technique involving the identification of as many different ideas as possible during a certain time frame
  6. one page business plan template that helps you deconstruct your idea into its key assumption
  7. A group of individuals who share an environment
  8. the systematic gathering recording and analyzing of data about a specific issue
  9. producing a number of inexpensive scaled down versions of the product
  10. quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market
  11. the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nations economy
  12. a favorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
  13. a mental process involving the development of unique ideas

24 Clues: surroundings • government environment • The money charged for a product or service • The first stage of the Design Thinking process • A group of individuals who share an environment • quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market • The system in which people make and spend their incomes • the general direction in which people or events are moving • ...

CARBON FOOTPRINT 2025-01-06

CARBON FOOTPRINT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A material made from oil that is often not biodegradable.
  2. The usual weather in a place over many years.
  3. A tall plant with a trunk and branches, often found in forests.
  4. To use materials again by turning them into something new.
  5. Cutting down large areas of trees.
  6. When companies pretend to be environmentally friendly to attract customers.
  7. Warming The increase in the Earth’s temperature over time.
  8. Using too many resources.
  9. A living thing that grows in the ground and makes its own food using sunlight.
  10. Dirty or harmful substances in the air, water, or land.
  11. The natural home of a plant or animal.
  12. A clear liquid that all living things need to survive.
  13. Something that can be replaced naturally, like wind or sunlight.
  14. Something natural and free from chemicals.
Down
  1. Trash that people leave on the ground.
  2. A living thing that can move and reacts to its environment.
  3. Things we throw away because we do not need them anymore.
  4. Power we use to do things, like electricity or fuel.
  5. Footprint The total amount of carbon dioxide you create by your activities.
  6. A mix of food and plant waste that turns into healthy soil.
  7. Good for the environment.
  8. Fuels Fuels like coal, oil, and gas that come from ancient plants and animals.
  9. A community of plants, animals, and their environment working together.
  10. A gas (carbon dioxide, or CO2) that is released when we burn things like coal, oil, and gas.
  11. Using resources in a way that does not harm the environment.
  12. The natural world around us, including air, water, land, plants, and animals.
  13. Everything not made by humans, like trees, animals, and rivers.
  14. To use less of something so we do not run out.

28 Clues: Good for the environment. • Using too many resources. • Cutting down large areas of trees. • Trash that people leave on the ground. • The natural home of a plant or animal. • Something natural and free from chemicals. • The usual weather in a place over many years. • To use less of something so we do not run out. • Power we use to do things, like electricity or fuel. • ...

Ecosystem 2023-07-07

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
  2. A community of living organisms and their environment.
  3. An animal that hunts and feeds on other animals.
  4. The variety of different plant and animal species in an ecosystem.
  5. The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives.
  6. Chain The sequence of who eats whom in a community of organisms.
Down
  1. The natural environment where a particular species lives.
  2. The protection and preservation of natural resources and wildlife.
  3. A group of living organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
  4. A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  5. An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
  6. Animals that live and grow naturally in an area, often in natural habitats.

12 Clues: An animal that hunts and feeds on other animals. • An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals. • A community of living organisms and their environment. • The natural environment where a particular species lives. • The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives. • Chain The sequence of who eats whom in a community of organisms. • ...

our planet 2024-06-20

our planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moves to survival
  2. behaviours of the animal
  3. active at night
  4. lifting up of the ground
  5. a living creature
  6. Earth's nature
  7. were a animal lives
  8. in trouble
  9. good for the environment
  10. soil covered in water
Down
  1. living thing
  2. never going to come back alive
  3. hides from pray
  4. is bad for earth
  5. bad for animals
  6. sleep for a long time
  7. a living thing
  8. testing If things work
  9. has lots of facts

19 Clues: in trouble • living thing • a living thing • Earth's nature • hides from pray • bad for animals • active at night • is bad for earth • moves to survival • a living creature • has lots of facts • were a animal lives • sleep for a long time • soil covered in water • testing If things work • behaviours of the animal • lifting up of the ground • good for the environment • never going to come back alive

Environmental Science Intro Review 2017-09-13

Environmental Science Intro Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The non-living parts of an environment
  2. Often added to the stuff we make in the Production step
  3. A sustainable resource highly dependent on good management
  4. Resources which we can run out of
  5. The last step in the Story of Stuff, the one we need to eliminate
  6. The step in which humans buy and use things
  7. Water, food, clothes, shelter, and a sense of purpose
  8. The impact that humans have on their environment
  9. A nonrenewable source of energy
  10. The necessities, the raw materials we use
  11. The long term weather patterns in an area
  12. The average American eats 5000 ______ of beef in their lifetime
  13. The most damaging step, in which we remove stuff from the environment
  14. Natural Resources that last forever
  15. The biotic factors of an environment
Down
  1. Able to be managed so that the resource will last indefinitely
  2. Ones surroundings, consisting of living and non-living parts
  3. The driver of the American economy...buy buy BUY!
  4. In order to stretch the lifetime of a nonrenewable resource, we must ________ our consumption
  5. The step in which humans make things
  6. The study of our interactions with our surroundings
  7. Can be renewable or nonrenewable, depending on its source. (Think colors)
  8. A renewable resource we use for energy
  9. How stuff gets from the factory to where we can buy it
  10. Means forever, indefinite, always
  11. Nonrenewable resources can be __________.
  12. The social movement dedicated to protecting our natural world
  13. A device that your grandparents definitely did NOT have when they were your age
  14. When a living species goes ________, it becomes nonrenewable
  15. How life was sixty years ago
  16. The average American drinks 1/2 _______ of milk each day

31 Clues: How life was sixty years ago • A nonrenewable source of energy • Resources which we can run out of • Means forever, indefinite, always • Natural Resources that last forever • The step in which humans make things • The biotic factors of an environment • The non-living parts of an environment • A renewable resource we use for energy • Nonrenewable resources can be __________. • ...

Unit 1 Review 2021-09-15

Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. human environment interaction where a personal changes are made in order to survive or live more comfortably in a place
  2. type of location that describes where a place is in relation to where another place is
  3. a group of places that share similar human or physical characteristics. Ex. Rocky Mountain region
  4. uses absolute or relative means to answer "Where is this place?"
  5. type of location that uses latitude and longitude coordinates to identify where a place is
  6. lines running across the globe like rungs on a ladder
  7. human environment interaction where a person changes the landscape to suit ones needs
  8. in a set of coordinates, latitude lines always come ________ (50 degrees N, 112 degrees E
  9. 0 degrees latitude
  10. theme which involves people, goods, and ideas
  11. the international date line separates the world into 24 of these
Down
  1. 0 degrees longitude
  2. surface area of the earth in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
  3. lines running up and down the globe from pole to pole
  4. human environment interaction where a person relies on the earth for things like food and water
  5. latitude lines are measured in these directions from the equator
  6. ____________ environment interaction is where people depend, adapt, or modify the environment in which they live. Ex. Building a dam on a river; wearing warm clothes in a cold climate; getting food from the land
  7. latitude and longitude _________ are imaginary ____ which create a grid on the earth to help find location
  8. symbol on a map which shows direction n,e,s,w
  9. longitude lines are measured in these directions from the prime meridian
  10. uses human or physical characteristics to describe the personality of a location. ex. the people or El Paso enjoy eating traditional Mexican food

21 Clues: 0 degrees latitude • 0 degrees longitude • symbol on a map which shows direction n,e,s,w • theme which involves people, goods, and ideas • lines running up and down the globe from pole to pole • lines running across the globe like rungs on a ladder • latitude lines are measured in these directions from the equator • ...

chapter 5 science quiz 2021-08-24

chapter 5 science quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a method of controlling unwanted pests by using a natural predator or disease
  2. vegetation native vegetation that remains unchanged when surrounding areas have been changed by activities such as grazing or forestry
  3. a consumer that eats only other animals
  4. species that are close to extinction and very small numbers remain
  5. area along the banks of rivers and streams that is flooded when water levels are high
  6. the place where an organism lives
  7. a scientist who studies the growth of plants
  8. an interaction between two organisms in which one of them benefits but the other one is not affected
  9. term used to describe a species that has not been seen in the wild for over 50 years, and of which the last known individual has died
Down
  1. times of the year when fires are most likely to occur
  2. species that is experiencing a rapid population decline and is in danger of becoming extinct if the drop in numbers continues
  3. characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment
  4. living factors in the environment
  5. the chemical in plants that traps energy from the Sun and gives plants their green colour
  6. the term used to describe all the conditions that affect a plant or animal in its habitat
  7. a system formed by organisms interacting with each other and with their non-living surroundings in a balanced way
  8. the place where all life exists; consists of Earth and its atmosphere
  9. species that have low numbers often spread out over a large area; the population is not decreasing
  10. factors non-living factors in the environment
  11. scientists who study the interactions between living things and their environment

20 Clues: living factors in the environment • the place where an organism lives • a consumer that eats only other animals • a scientist who studies the growth of plants • factors non-living factors in the environment • times of the year when fires are most likely to occur • species that are close to extinction and very small numbers remain • ...

Human Ecology 2021-11-23

Human Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
  2. a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
  3. one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
  4. one organism eats another
  5. introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  6. long-term pattern of weather in an area
  7. (8,4)when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates...
  8. thin layer of gases around earth
  9. decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
  10. spider with a very interesting niche
  11. factor which is a non-living part of the environment
  12. (6,5)compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn.
  13. plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
  14. rock which makes up the earth
  15. both organisms benefit from the interaction
  16. measurement of genetic variation
  17. (10,6)warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped
  18. one organism feeds on a plant
Down
  1. factor which is a living part of the environment
  2. organism's way of life
  3. a biochemical process that aids survival
  4. a very potent greenhouse gas
  5. any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
  6. cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
  7. this encompasses all living things on earth
  8. combination of biotic and abiotic factors
  9. one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
  10. one organism feeds on another without killing it
  11. level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
  12. community of interacting organisms and their environment
  13. 7.9 billion people
  14. a physical feature that aids survival
  15. something an organism does to aid survival
  16. guardianship

34 Clues: guardianship • 7.9 billion people • organism's way of life • one organism eats another • a very potent greenhouse gas • rock which makes up the earth • one organism feeds on a plant • thin layer of gases around earth • measurement of genetic variation • spider with a very interesting niche • a physical feature that aids survival • long-term pattern of weather in an area • ...

Human Ecology Crossword 2021-11-23

Human Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
  2. factor which is a non-living part of the environment
  3. something an organism does to aid survival
  4. this encompasses all living things on earth
  5. long-term pattern of weather in an area
  6. both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
  7. introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  8. a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
  9. a very potent greenhouse gas
  10. a physical feature that aids survival
  11. rock which makes up the earth
  12. both organisms benefit from the interaction
  13. level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
  14. combination of biotic and abiotic factors
  15. decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
  16. compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn(6,5)
  17. one organism eats another
  18. organism's way of life
  19. factor which is a living part of the environment
  20. a biochemical process that aids survival
  21. cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
Down
  1. warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped (10,6)
  2. 7.9 billion people
  3. guardianship
  4. spider with a very interesting niche
  5. any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
  6. community of interacting organisms and their environment
  7. plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
  8. thin layer of gases around earth
  9. one organism feeds on another without killing it
  10. measurement of genetic variation
  11. one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
  12. when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates... (8,4)
  13. one organism feeds on a plant

34 Clues: guardianship • 7.9 billion people • organism's way of life • one organism eats another • a very potent greenhouse gas • rock which makes up the earth • one organism feeds on a plant • thin layer of gases around earth • measurement of genetic variation • spider with a very interesting niche • a physical feature that aids survival • long-term pattern of weather in an area • ...

Evolution 2024-01-23

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The genetic makeup of an organism.
  2. A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
  3. Structures in different species that serve similar functions but do not share a common ancestry.
  4. Diversity The variety of life forms within a specific environment or on Earth.
  5. The scientific study of fossils and ancient life forms.
  6. Variation Differences in the genetic makeup of individuals within a population.
  7. A change in the DNA sequence of an organism, which can lead to new traits.
  8. The complete disappearance of a species from the Earth.
  9. Niche The role and position of an organism in its environment.
  10. Ancestor An organism that is the shared ancestor of two or more species.
  11. The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.
  12. A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Down
  1. The collection of all known fossils, providing evidence of the history of life on Earth.
  2. Flow The transfer of genes from one population to another through migration or other means.
  3. Pressure Factors in the environment that influence individuals' survival and reproductive success.
  4. Selection The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
  5. The accumulation of differences between groups, leading to the formation of new species.
  6. Equilibrium Evolution occurs in short bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stability.
  7. Breeding The process of breeding plants and animals for specific traits.
  8. The process by which new species evolve.
  9. Organs Structures in organisms that have lost their original function through evolution.
  10. Drift Changes in the frequency of a gene variant in a population due to random events.
  11. The gradual change in living organisms over time, often leading to the development of new species.
  12. Similar structures in different species that indicate a common ancestry.
  13. The independent evolution of similar traits in different species.

25 Clues: The genetic makeup of an organism. • The process by which new species evolve. • The scientific study of fossils and ancient life forms. • The complete disappearance of a species from the Earth. • Niche The role and position of an organism in its environment. • The independent evolution of similar traits in different species. • ...

Ecology terms Crossword Puzzle (Virginia Martinez Casa) 2024-05-15

Ecology terms Crossword Puzzle (Virginia Martinez Casa) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the different species that live together in the same environment.
  2. An organism, such as a fungus or bacterium, that breaks down dead organic matter.
  3. The study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment.
  4. The gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem, where different species come to dominate a habitat over time.
  5. A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.
  6. A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat.
  7. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist.
  8. An organism that can produce its own food from inorganic substances, such as plants.
  9. A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
  10. The living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.
  11. The community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a body of water.
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  1. A group of living organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
  2. The variety of living species in a particular ecosystem or the entire Earth.
  3. The struggle between organisms of the same or different species for the same resources.
  4. The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time
  5. A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system
  6. The process by which an organism becomes better suited to its environment.
  7. The unique role and position an organism occupies within an ecosystem.
  8. The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and soil.
  9. The natural environment in which an organism lives.

20 Clues: The natural environment in which an organism lives. • A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit. • All the different species that live together in the same environment. • The unique role and position an organism occupies within an ecosystem. • A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area. • ...

Ecology Vocab 2024-04-05

Ecology Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  2. animal that feeds on other animals
  3. chain the series of processes by which food is grown or produced,sold, and eventually consumed
  4. an individual animal,plant,or single-celled life form
  5. an animal that feeds on carrion,dead plant material, or refuse
  6. relating to or having the habitat of a parasite/ caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites
  7. the living components (organisms) that shape up the environment
  8. an animal that naturally preys on others
  9. a interacting group of various species in a common location
  10. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food
  11. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
Down
  1. Organisms that make their own food
  2. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
  3. non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes it's environment
  4. animal that eats both plant and animal
  5. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
  6. the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism
  7. an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives
  8. animal that feeds on plants
  9. an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
  10. an organism, a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrae, that decomposes organic material
  11. a particular section, group,or type of people or animals in an area
  12. The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
  13. the position of an organism in the food chain
  14. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

25 Clues: animal that feeds on plants • Organisms that make their own food • animal that feeds on other animals • animal that eats both plant and animal • an animal that naturally preys on others • the position of an organism in the food chain • an individual animal,plant,or single-celled life form • a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains • ...

Interdependence of Organisms 2023-03-15

Interdependence of Organisms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an organism’s role in its habitat
  2. the amount of living matter in an area such as a habitat
  3. a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
  4. occurs when two or more organisms or populations try to use the same resource (i.e., food, water, space, etc.)
  5. a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
  6. the living factors in an environment
  7. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
  8. the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
  9. a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate and produce fertile offspring
  10. a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed
  11. a relationship between two species in which both species benefit ·
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  1. an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
  2. the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment
  3. something such as food, water, or space that limits the size of a population
  4. a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
  5. the part of Earth where life exists
  6. a close, long-term association between two or more species
  7. all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
  8. the nonliving part of the environment including water, rocks, light, and temperature
  9. an organism that kills and eats another for food
  10. the place where a plant or animal lives and grows

21 Clues: an organism’s role in its habitat • the part of Earth where life exists • the living factors in an environment • an organism that kills and eats another for food • the place where a plant or animal lives and grows • a community of organisms and their abiotic environment • the amount of living matter in an area such as a habitat • ...

Unit 2: Human Settlement Review 2024-10-25

Unit 2: Human Settlement Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the process of removing salt from ocean water in order to make it drinkable
  2. all the plants and animals
  3. vent on the earth's surface where molten rock and gas is released
  4. _____ farming consists of cutting steps into a mountain to create farmable land
  5. are built to prevent flooding from rivers or other bodies of water
  6. all the air/gasses in the world
  7. a long period with little or no rain
  8. anything people can use that comes from nature
  9. powerful, funnel-shaped column of moving air
  10. caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions in the ocean. Can be 70ft tall
  11. movement of people from the countryside to the cities
  12. someone who seeks safety by going to another country
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  1. brings warm waters, rain, and mild winters to the Americas
  2. occur when tectonic plates crash into or slip past one another
  3. early civilizations settled along or near these
  4. the amount of people living in a given area
  5. lines run vertically on a map/globe
  6. the earth's crust
  7. the chance to do or get something
  8. something that encourages people to move to a new place
  9. something that encourages people to leave a place behind
  10. circular storm that forms over warm, tropical waters
  11. all the water in the world
  12. instead of adapting to fit the environment, many times humans will try to change the environment to fit their needs
  13. brings cold waters, droughts, and harsh winters to the US
  14. lines run horizontally on a map/globe
  15. in order to survive many conditions, humans must ____ or adjust to the environment
  16. humans ____ on the environment when they use the environment to meet their needs

28 Clues: the earth's crust • all the plants and animals • all the water in the world • all the air/gasses in the world • the chance to do or get something • lines run vertically on a map/globe • a long period with little or no rain • lines run horizontally on a map/globe • the amount of people living in a given area • powerful, funnel-shaped column of moving air • ...

lesson 4 2025-09-20

lesson 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Poet who said, “No man is an island.”
  2. – Thriftiness in using resources; avoiding waste.
  3. – According to philosophy, humans have a special relationship with this.
  4. – A person who manages and protects natural resources for sustainability.
  5. – From Social Ecology, an approach that connects environmental problems with social issues like inequality and power.
  6. – A branch of study that explores humanity’s role and relationship with the environment.
  7. – View that all organisms have inherent value and must be protected.
  8. – Concept of balancing human activity with environmental protection.
  9. – Conservation of resources for the next generation.
  10. – Living in harmony with the natural world.
  11. – Long-term weather patterns affected by human activity.
  12. – Moral philosophy; in this context, applied to the environment.
  13. – Belief that humans are the most important beings on Earth.
  14. – Belief that ecosystems and communities have great value.
Down
  1. – Environmental problem caused by excessive tree cutting.
  2. – View that order in the environment contributes to beauty and well-being.
  3. – Moral duty of humans to protect nature.
  4. – Hypothesis that Earth acts like a self-regulating system.
  5. – Scientist who proposed the Gaia hypothesis.
  6. – Ethical and ecological analysis of society and the environment.
  7. – Principle of sustainability referring to maintaining the state of the environment.
  8. – How the Gaia hypothesis describes Earth, like a living one.
  9. – Advocate of the intrinsic value of all forms of life.
  10. – Quality of humans as beings capable of understanding natural laws.
  11. – Idea that humans are part of nature, not separate.
  12. – Perspective that advocates addressing environmental problems.
  13. – The ability to regulate one’s actions; wise decision-making.
  14. – Fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.
  15. – Human or natural response to environmental changes.
  16. – Major environmental issue caused by humans.
  17. – Good life achieved by aligning with nature.

31 Clues: – Poet who said, “No man is an island.” • – Moral duty of humans to protect nature. • – Living in harmony with the natural world. • – Scientist who proposed the Gaia hypothesis. • – Major environmental issue caused by humans. • – Good life achieved by aligning with nature. • – Thriftiness in using resources; avoiding waste. • ...

Ecology 2022-03-11

Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. living
  2. the natural home an environment for an animal
  3. an organism that breaks down organic material
  4. animal that eats meat and plants
  5. direct or indirect interactions between animals that share the same resources
  6. non living
  7. learning to adapt to a new environment
  8. difference in genes across a certain species
  9. hunts other animals
Down
  1. biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  3. animals unable to make their own food
  4. animal that preys on others
  5. a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
  6. behavior patterns within an organism
  7. a system of food chains
  8. living things that make their own food
  9. weather conditions in an area
  10. animal that feeds on plants
  11. an animal moves from one place to another
  12. biological community of interacting organisms

21 Clues: living • non living • hunts other animals • a system of food chains • animal that preys on others • animal that feeds on plants • weather conditions in an area • animal that eats meat and plants • behavior patterns within an organism • animals unable to make their own food • living things that make their own food • learning to adapt to a new environment • ...

I Was Forced to do This 2021-09-29

I Was Forced to do This crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cycle the path that carbon follows throughout the environment
  2. an organism that eats both plants and animals
  3. organisms that make their own food
  4. the path that water follows throughout the environment
  5. the process used by chloroplast to create energy for the plant
  6. the envelope of gasses that surround Earth
  7. an organism that eats dead matter
  8. what chloroplast absorbs to perform photosynthesis
  9. organism that gain energy by consuming other organisms
  10. includes rocks and minerals
  11. The organelle responsible for photosynthesis
  12. the process that the mitochondria uses to produce energy
Down
  1. an organism that only eats plants
  2. responsible for the green pigment in chloroplast
  3. The "powerhouse of the cell"
  4. an organism that breaks down organic matter
  5. the path that phosphorus follows through the environment
  6. total amount of water on Earth
  7. where life exists
  8. an organism that only eats meat

20 Clues: where life exists • includes rocks and minerals • The "powerhouse of the cell" • total amount of water on Earth • an organism that only eats meat • an organism that only eats plants • an organism that eats dead matter • organisms that make their own food • the envelope of gasses that surround Earth • an organism that breaks down organic matter • ...

Environmental Problems 2018-04-16

Environmental Problems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sth. that is not legal
  2. sth. that pollutes the environment
  3. an energy source that is inexhaustible or can be replaced by growth
  4. substance that is used to kill insects
  5. destruction of forests
  6. environment in which an animal lives
  7. place sth. comes from; the cause of sth.
  8. an important problem
Down
  1. rubbish that is left in the production of sth.
  2. animals and other living things living in the wild
  3. pieces of rubbish lying on the ground
  4. material used to wrap items before they are sold
  5. substance to provide power or heat (by being burned)
  6. substance that is used to get rid of pests
  7. damage caused to the environment by waste
  8. sth. that decays naturally without causing harm
  9. death of all members of a species
  10. refusing to listen; also: hearing loss
  11. substance that is very harmful and may even cause death
  12. =poisonous

20 Clues: =poisonous • an important problem • sth. that is not legal • destruction of forests • death of all members of a species • sth. that pollutes the environment • environment in which an animal lives • pieces of rubbish lying on the ground • substance that is used to kill insects • refusing to listen; also: hearing loss • place sth. comes from; the cause of sth. • ...

CLASSIFYING LIFE FORMS 2017-09-03

CLASSIFYING LIFE FORMS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organism consisting (made) of many two or more cells
  2. control center of a living cell--contains the DNA
  3. to put or receive into the stomach
  4. to soak up
  5. water environment
  6. organism that can not make its own food
  7. dry land environment
  8. a living thing that makes its own food
  9. symmetry where organism's body radiates from a center point
  10. part of living cell that does specific jobs
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  1. salt-water environment
  2. process of green plant making its own food
  3. symmetry where organism's left side mirrors right side
  4. living cells that contain a nucleus and organelles
  5. characteristics--standard by which organism is named
  6. organism consisting of one cell
  7. person who names living things by their characteristics
  8. any living thing
  9. living cell with no nucleus or organelles
  10. ability to make another of its kind with only one parent

20 Clues: to soak up • any living thing • water environment • dry land environment • salt-water environment • organism consisting of one cell • to put or receive into the stomach • a living thing that makes its own food • organism that can not make its own food • living cell with no nucleus or organelles • process of green plant making its own food • ...

Ecology Vocabulary Crossword 2024-04-05

Ecology Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eats plants or animals for energy
  2. living organisms that shape its environment
  3. create its own food and energy
  4. gathers things that are dead
  5. non living that shapes its own environment
  6. A living thing
  7. The study of relationships between living organisms
  8. interacting organisms and their physical environment
  9. only eats meat
  10. organism able to nurture from organic substances
  11. food chain in single ecosystem
  12. the regions of the surface
  13. does the hunting
Down
  1. a group of living things with common characteristics
  2. position of organisms on the food chain
  3. only eats plants
  4. organism that cant produce its own food
  5. eats plants and animals
  6. larger organsim that barbarous over smaller organism
  7. were plants and animals naturally live or grow
  8. order of events in ecosystem
  9. breaks down dead things
  10. number of living things in one area
  11. gets hunted
  12. one benefits from the other

25 Clues: gets hunted • A living thing • only eats meat • only eats plants • does the hunting • eats plants and animals • breaks down dead things • the regions of the surface • one benefits from the other • gathers things that are dead • order of events in ecosystem • create its own food and energy • food chain in single ecosystem • eats plants or animals for energy • ...

NURSEWORD PUZZLE 2022-12-17

NURSEWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE NURSE SHOULD ASK ABOUT THE PATIENTS PREFERENCE
  2. BEHAVIORS CONCERNED WITH SELF DEFENSE AND SELF PRESERVATION
  3. ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER
  4. POSITION BEHAVES TOWARDS A PERSON IN ANOTHER POSITION
  5. ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS
  6. THE ACT OF UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT OF A PATIENT TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS RECOVERY
  7. ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
  8. BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
Down
  1. ESTABLISHES STRUCTURES VALUES&DAILY ACTIVITIES
  2. WORKS WITH OTHER PARTS OF ITS BODY AND ENVIRONEMNT
  3. POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP
  4. SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS
  5. ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION
  6. SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS
  7. A REPRATIVE PROCESS THE NATURE INSTITUTED FROM A WANT OF ATTENTION
  8. IT RECLAIMS THE EMBODIED SPIRIT AS FOCUS OF ATTENTION
  9. A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE
  10. PHYSICAL BEING TO STIMULI FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
  11. BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING
  12. BEHAVIORS THAT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT

20 Clues: ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION • ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS • BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL • BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING • ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER • SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS • ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS • SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS • A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE • POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP • ...

NURSEWORD PUZZLE 2022-12-17

NURSEWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE NURSE SHOULD ASK ABOUT THE PATIENTS PREFERENCE
  2. SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS
  3. IT RECLAIMS THE EMBODIED SPIRIT AS FOCUS OF ATTENTION
  4. ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
  5. A REPRATIVE PROCESS THE NATURE INSTITUTED FROM A WANT OF ATTENTION
  6. ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER
  7. POSITION BEHAVES TOWARDS A PERSON IN ANOTHER POSITION
  8. BEHAVIORS THAT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT
  9. A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE
  10. BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
Down
  1. SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS
  2. ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION
  3. ESTABLISHES STRUCTURES VALUES&DAILY ACTIVITIES
  4. THE ACT OF UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT OF A PATIENT TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS RECOVERY
  5. PHYSICAL BEING TO STIMULI FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
  6. POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP
  7. BEHAVIORS CONCERNED WITH SELF DEFENSE AND SELF PRESERVATION
  8. ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS
  9. BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING
  10. WORKS WITH OTHER PARTS OF ITS BODY AND ENVIRONEMNT

20 Clues: ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION • ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS • BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL • BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING • ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER • SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS • ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS • SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS • A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE • POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP • ...

Second Major Exam GEC 108 2024-10-22

Second Major Exam GEC 108 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The protection and management of natural resources
  2. A unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a meter
  3. A community of living organisms and their physical environment
  4. Use of resources in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
  5. Raw facts and figures
  6. Physical components of a computer
  7. Global network of computers
  8. Relating to technology that uses numbers
  9. Processed data
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  1. Virtual world created by computers
  2. Species at risk of extinction
  3. Release of harmful substances into the environment
  4. Clearing of forests
  5. Programs that instruct a computer
  6. The variety of life on Earth
  7. Study and manipulation of matter at the atomic scale
  8. The natural environment of an organism
  9. A group of organisms with similar characteristics
  10. Electronic device for processing data
  11. Tiny robot that can operate at the nanoscale

20 Clues: Processed data • Clearing of forests • Raw facts and figures • Global network of computers • The variety of life on Earth • Species at risk of extinction • Programs that instruct a computer • Physical components of a computer • Virtual world created by computers • Electronic device for processing data • The natural environment of an organism • ...

CHANGING AND MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT 2020-04-06

CHANGING AND MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A park that is protected by the government (2 words)
  2. Wearing down of the health of land resources in ways that threaten their ability to maintain their environmental functions (2 words)
  3. Highest underground level at which the rocks and soil in a particular area are completely wet with ground water (2 words)
  4. Fuel made from the decomposed remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago (2 words)
  5. Ecosystem services involving the provision of food and materials
  6. Cultural ecosystem services
  7. Organism that is not native to an area, whose introduction has negative effects on its new environment (2 words)
  8. Method used to dispose of rubbish by burying it
  9. The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life
  10. A range of heavy metals, oils, pesticides, industrial chemicals and salts that harm the environment (2 words)
  11. Wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, water or ice
  12. Change in global or regional climate patterns
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  1. A lack of sufficient water to meet the demands of an area or population (2 words)
  2. Watering of otherwise dry land by artificial means to help in the growing of crops
  3. Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (2 words)
  4. A range of substances that harm the environment (2 words)
  5. A range of important resources, processes and benefits that healthy ecosystems provide to humans (2 words)
  6. Any damage-causing substance that is released into the environment
  7. The negative effects of invasive species that do harm to the environment (2 words)
  8. The transformation of fertile land into relatively dry desert
  9. Ecosystem services involving regulation
  10. The amount of salt present in the soil
  11. Removal of plant life from a forested area
  12. CO2 released into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and gas (2 words)
  13. Basic organic resources from which things are made (2 words)
  14. Underground water supply consisting of a layer of rock or other permeable materials that hold water
  15. Dying out and complete disappearance of a species
  16. Variety of living organisms found in an environment

28 Clues: Cultural ecosystem services • The amount of salt present in the soil • Ecosystem services involving regulation • Removal of plant life from a forested area • Change in global or regional climate patterns • Method used to dispose of rubbish by burying it • Dying out and complete disappearance of a species • The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life • ...

CHANGING AND MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT 2020-04-06

CHANGING AND MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A park that is protected by the government (2 words)
  2. Wearing down of the health of land resources in ways that threaten their ability to maintain their environmental functions (2 words)
  3. Highest underground level at which the rocks and soil in a particular area are completely wet with ground water (2 words)
  4. Fuel made from the decomposed remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago (2 words)
  5. Ecosystem services involving the provision of food and materials
  6. Cultural ecosystem services
  7. Organism that is not native to an area, whose introduction has negative effects on its new environment (2 words)
  8. Method used to dispose of rubbish by burying it
  9. The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life
  10. A range of heavy metals, oils, pesticides, industrial chemicals and salts that harm the environment (2 words)
  11. Wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, water or ice
  12. Change in global or regional climate patterns
Down
  1. A lack of sufficient water to meet the demands of an area or population (2 words)
  2. Watering of otherwise dry land by artificial means to help in the growing of crops
  3. Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (2 words)
  4. A range of substances that harm the environment (2 words)
  5. A range of important resources, processes and benefits that healthy ecosystems provide to humans (2 words)
  6. Any damage-causing substance that is released into the environment
  7. The negative effects of invasive species that do harm to the environment (2 words)
  8. The transformation of fertile land into relatively dry desert
  9. Ecosystem services involving regulation
  10. The amount of salt present in the soil
  11. Removal of plant life from a forested area
  12. CO2 released into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and gas (2 words)
  13. Basic organic resources from which things are made (2 words)
  14. Underground water supply consisting of a layer of rock or other permeable materials that hold water
  15. Dying out and complete disappearance of a species
  16. Variety of living organisms found in an environment

28 Clues: Cultural ecosystem services • The amount of salt present in the soil • Ecosystem services involving regulation • Removal of plant life from a forested area • Change in global or regional climate patterns • Method used to dispose of rubbish by burying it • Dying out and complete disappearance of a species • The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life • ...

Biodiversity and Healthy Society 2024-10-10

Biodiversity and Healthy Society crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of organisms capable of interbreeding.
  2. A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
  3. A stable state in an ecosystem where species coexist.
  4. Species at risk of extinction.
  5. Farming that meets current needs without compromising future generations.
  6. Harmful substances that contaminate the environment.
  7. Organisms that can transmit diseases to others.
  8. Long-term alteration of temperature and typical weather patterns.
  9. The process by which plants convert sunlight into energy.
  10. The variety of life on Earth.
  11. Using resources faster than they can replenish.
  12. The study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
  13. The careful management of natural resources.
  14. Natural fuels formed from the remains of ancient organisms.
  15. The process of obtaining food for health and growth.
  16. A critical factor in an ecosystem's stability.
  17. Areas where water covers the soil, supporting diverse ecosystems.
  18. An animal that primarily eats meat.
  19. A measure of human impact on Earth's ecosystems.
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  1. The variation in genes within a species.
  2. The destruction of natural environments for human use.
  3. Materials or substances found in nature that are used by humans.
  4. The natural environment where a species lives.
  5. An animal that primarily eats plants.
  6. Waste produced from farming activities.
  7. Organisms that break down dead matter and recycle nutrients.
  8. The ability of an ecosystem to recover from disturbances.
  9. The sequence of energy transfer in an ecosystem.
  10. The ability to maintain ecological balance.
  11. An organism that helps plants reproduce by transferring pollen.
  12. A complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
  13. The complete disappearance of a species.
  14. The human-induced phenomenon causing rising temperatures.
  15. A close interaction between species that can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.
  16. Non-native species that disrupt local ecosystems.
  17. The role and position a species has in its environment.
  18. The clearing of forests for human development.
  19. Substances that cause harm to the environment.
  20. The movement of nutrients through an ecosystem.
  21. The condition of the air within our surroundings.

40 Clues: The variety of life on Earth. • Species at risk of extinction. • An animal that primarily eats meat. • An animal that primarily eats plants. • Waste produced from farming activities. • The variation in genes within a species. • The complete disappearance of a species. • The ability to maintain ecological balance. • The careful management of natural resources. • ...

Ecology Vocab 2024-04-11

Ecology Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Individuals of one species benefit, while individuals of the other species do not benefit and are not harmed
  2. The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.
  3. The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
  4. Organisms that are eaten by other organisms.
  5. Organisms that eat other organisms.
  6. are plants, algae, and some kinds of bacteria
  7. Consumers that eat plants and meat.
  8. Consumers that eat dead organisms.
  9. Individuals of the same species in the same area (environment) at the same time
  10. Organisms that live together in an ecosystem
  11. A complex diagram showing the transfer of energy pathways in an ecosystem.
  12. The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
  13. is an area classified according to the species that live in that location
  14. Organisms that eat meat
  15. means all the LIVING things in an ecosystem (environment
  16. any association between two organisms living in close association with each other.
  17. Consumers that eat plants
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  1. Things that keep a population from growing
  2. Organisms that get food from an outside source
  3. The way an organism interacts with the biotic and abiotic environment.
  4. Two or more organisms trying to use the same limited resources at the same time.
  5. one organism [the parasite] benefits, and the other [the host] is adversely affected [weakened, sickened, damaged etc].
  6. When one organism looks like another for protection.
  7. Largest population an environment can support over a period of time.
  8. an association (symbiotic relationship) in which both organisms benefit
  9. Triangular diagram showing the loss of energy at each level of the food chain.
  10. FACTORS means all the NON-LIVING things in an ecosystem
  11. / PRODUCERS Organisms that can make their own food from sunlight or chemicals
  12. A community of organisms and the abiotic factors in the environment.
  13. A diagram that shows how the energy flows from one organism to the next.
  14. Organisms that break down dead organisms

31 Clues: Organisms that eat meat • Consumers that eat plants • Consumers that eat dead organisms. • Organisms that eat other organisms. • Consumers that eat plants and meat. • Organisms that break down dead organisms • Things that keep a population from growing • Organisms that are eaten by other organisms. • Organisms that live together in an ecosystem • ...

Nature 2025-04-16

Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The ability to maintain ecological balance without depleting resources.
  2. – The typical weather conditions in a particular area.
  3. – The protection of natural resources and the environment.
  4. – The presence of harmful substances in the environment.
  5. – The act of clearing large areas of forests.
  6. – A resource that can be replenished naturally over time.
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  1. – Animals and plants that live in their natural habitat.
  2. – The natural home or environment of an animal or plant.
  3. – A community of living organisms and their environment.
  4. – The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials.
  5. – The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
  6. – A species at risk of extinction.
  7. – The state of a species no longer existing.
  8. warming – The gradual increase in Earth’s temperature due to human activity.

14 Clues: – A species at risk of extinction. • – The state of a species no longer existing. • – The act of clearing large areas of forests. • – The typical weather conditions in a particular area. • – Animals and plants that live in their natural habitat. • – The natural home or environment of an animal or plant. • – A community of living organisms and their environment. • ...

TOPIC #1 TERMS & DEFINITIONS 2020-03-23

TOPIC #1 TERMS & DEFINITIONS crossword puzzle
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  1. variety of living organisms on the planet
  2. different ways in which people view the world
  3. natural products that can be used or converted by humans for our use
  4. Humans are the most important species
  5. responsibility to use the Earth’s resources in a sustainable way
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  1. any substance released into the environment that has harmful effects
  2. most significant impact of eutrophication, what happens when algae from it dies off
  3. process of aquatic plant growth due to increased nutrient loads
  4. I am the most important creature on Earth
  5. minimise our impact and preserve the Earth’s biodiversity
  6. capacity of environment to support all living things into the future
  7. things that are done by the natural environment that don’t produce consumable resources
  8. cultural, spiritual or recreational things that we gain from our ecosystem
  9. long-term changes in weather events and patterns
  10. processes in the natural environment that absorb our waste

15 Clues: Humans are the most important species • variety of living organisms on the planet • I am the most important creature on Earth • different ways in which people view the world • long-term changes in weather events and patterns • minimise our impact and preserve the Earth’s biodiversity • processes in the natural environment that absorb our waste • ...

Sustainable Development 2024-05-29

Sustainable Development crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
  2. Type of energy harnessed from the sun.
  3. Gases released into the air, often from vehicles or factories.
  4. Responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment and improving the well-being of local people.
  5. The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.
  6. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations.
  7. The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
  8. Type of energy that can be replenished naturally.
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  1. Type of gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
  2. The act of preserving natural resources.
  3. A community of interacting organisms and their environment.
  4. The process of converting waste into reusable material.
  5. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  6. Type of farming that avoids synthetic chemicals.
  7. The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.

15 Clues: Type of energy harnessed from the sun. • The act of preserving natural resources. • Type of farming that avoids synthetic chemicals. • Type of energy that can be replenished naturally. • Type of gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere. • The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. • The process of converting waste into reusable material. • ...

Sleeping Temperature 2 2023-09-04

Sleeping Temperature 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sleep quality could ___________ by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool.
  2. The researchers said people ___________ make a comfortable environment to sleep well.
  3. It can also ____________ stress.
  4. It can also increase _____________.
  5. They also said _____________ change could change our sleep.
  6. The researchers said people should make a comfortable _____________ to sleep well.
  7. The researchers said people should make a _______________ environment to sleep well.
  8. Sleep ___________ could fall by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool.
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  1. Poor sleep can bring health _____________, like diabetes and heart disease.
  2. _________ sleep can bring health problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
  3. Poor sleep can bring health problems, like diabetes and heart ____________.
  4. Sleep quality could fall by 10 ____________ if it is too warm or too cool.
  5. Poor sleep can bring _____________ problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
  6. Poor sleep can bring health problems, like ______________ and heart disease.
  7. The researchers said ____________ should make a comfortable environment to sleep well.

15 Clues: It can also ____________ stress. • It can also increase _____________. • They also said _____________ change could change our sleep. • Sleep ___________ could fall by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool. • Sleep quality could fall by 10 ____________ if it is too warm or too cool. • Poor sleep can bring health _____________, like diabetes and heart disease. • ...

Vocabulary Practice 2023-03-23

Vocabulary Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plants response to gravity.
  2. the body system that allows the body to move.
  3. the body system includes the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of nerves.
  4. a plants response to stimuli.
  5. a plants response to light.
  6. how the organism reacts to a stimulus and results in a change in behavior.
  7. the body system that gives it shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals
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  1. a plants response to touch.
  2. the control center of a cell.
  3. a stimulus that comes from the external environment
  4. The process by which the body's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.
  5. rigid outer layer of the cell that provides shape, support and protection.
  6. any change in an organism’s environment that causes the organism to react.
  7. a part of the cell that stores water and nutrients.
  8. a stimulus that comes from inside an organism.

15 Clues: a plants response to touch. • a plants response to light. • the control center of a cell. • a plants response to gravity. • a plants response to stimuli. • the body system that allows the body to move. • a stimulus that comes from inside an organism. • a stimulus that comes from the external environment • a part of the cell that stores water and nutrients. • ...

Environmental Health 2024-11-20

Environmental Health crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A greener way to reduce pollution while traveling.
  2. - Pollution that includes tobacco smoke and dust inside buildings.
  3. - An annual event that promotes environmental awareness.
  4. - Substances like plastic and lead that can harm health if not handled safely.
  5. - This agency enforces laws to protect the environment.
  6. - A type of outdoor air pollution that forms a haze in the atmosphere.
  7. - Tiny organisms in water that can make people sick.
  8. - A toxic metal that can negatively affect health.
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  1. - Substances used in farming that can contaminate water.
  2. - Precipitation that contains harmful pollutants and damages the environment.
  3. - A way to reuse materials to reduce waste.
  4. - Planting these helps clean the air and improve the environment.
  5. - Unwanted sound that can cause stress and hearing loss.
  6. - Tiny particles in the air that can harm health.
  7. - Living in a way that protects the environment is called ___ living.

15 Clues: - A way to reuse materials to reduce waste. • - Tiny particles in the air that can harm health. • - A toxic metal that can negatively affect health. • - A greener way to reduce pollution while traveling. • - Tiny organisms in water that can make people sick. • - This agency enforces laws to protect the environment. • ...

climate change 2021-12-17

climate change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. physical, biological, geographic environment that surrounds a living being and influences it in its behavior*
  2. undesirable state of the natural environment contaminated with harmful substances as a result of human activities.
  3. Ecological ensemble made up of a natural environment and living organisms.
  4. short-term climatic condition
  5. a Swedish environmental activist committed to the fight against global warming.
  6. Degree of heat or cold of the atmosphere in a place
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  1. diversity of living species present in a natural environment
  2. which can be renewed or renewed
  3. gas layer that surrounds the planets
  4. vast body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
  5. financial or material resources available if necessary

11 Clues: short-term climatic condition • which can be renewed or renewed • gas layer that surrounds the planets • Degree of heat or cold of the atmosphere in a place • financial or material resources available if necessary • diversity of living species present in a natural environment • vast body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface • ...

Intro to Ecosystems 2022-11-01

Intro to Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that is hunted by a predator
  2. the same basic resources in the same habitat
  3. makes its own food from non-living materials
  4. eats other living things for energy
  5. the environment where an organism lives
  6. occurs when more than one organism tries
  7. eats already dead animals
  8. the network of interactions that link the living and non-living parts of an environment
  9. a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to another
  10. a living thing
  11. any living thing found in the environment
  12. eats both plants and animals
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  1. eats plants only
  2. a model that shows how food chains in an ecosystem are connected
  3. a process by which plants use water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce sugars (food)
  4. a group of organisms of the same species in a given area
  5. an interaction between individuals of different species that benefits both individuals
  6. consumes and breaks down dead organisms or waste matter into simple substances
  7. a group of populations of different species in a given area
  8. any non-living component of the environment
  9. eats other animals only
  10. a group of similar organisms that can mate and reproduce more of the same type of organism

22 Clues: a living thing • eats plants only • eats other animals only • eats already dead animals • eats both plants and animals • eats other living things for energy • an animal that is hunted by a predator • the environment where an organism lives • occurs when more than one organism tries • any living thing found in the environment • any non-living component of the environment • ...

Biosphere crossword 2019-12-03

Biosphere crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a role an organism has in an environment
  2. All the species of animals together are this
  3. process in living organisms that makes energy
  4. the process when plants make their own food
  5. The preying of animals on another
  6. animal that eats plants and meat
  7. colonization of a species in a environment
  8. a community of interacting organisms
  9. What an organism changes to survive in certain places
  10. Organism that only eats plants
  11. invisible gases
  12. group of living things consisting of similar induvial
  13. factor A factor that limits an organism
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  1. the natural home of an animal
  2. were one organism benefits and the others are not harmed
  3. living thing
  4. large natural community
  5. organism that gets energy from another source
  6. richness of nutrients in the body of water
  7. species first species to colonize and environment
  8. A group of different plants and animals
  9. something that is a result from a process
  10. organism that makes its own food
  11. Organism that eats dead organisms
  12. Animal that only eats meat
  13. interaction between 2 organisms
  14. capacity number of organisms a region can support
  15. both organisms' benefit
  16. nonliving thing in an environment
  17. One organism suffers while the other benefits

30 Clues: living thing • invisible gases • large natural community • both organisms' benefit • Animal that only eats meat • the natural home of an animal • Organism that only eats plants • interaction between 2 organisms • animal that eats plants and meat • organism that makes its own food • The preying of animals on another • Organism that eats dead organisms • ...

Biosphere crossword 2019-12-03

Biosphere crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capacity number of organisms a region can support
  2. Organism that eats dead organisms
  3. group of living things consisting of similar induvial
  4. the natural home of an animal
  5. All the species of animals together are this
  6. organism that makes its own food
  7. the process when plants make their own food
  8. both organisms' benefit
  9. process in living organisms that makes energy
  10. were one organism benefits and the others are not harmed
  11. What an organism changes to survive in certain places
  12. nonliving thing in an environment
  13. colonization of a species in a environment
  14. One organism suffers while the other benefits
  15. A group of different plants and animals
  16. Organism that only eats plants
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  1. a role an organism has in an environment
  2. invisible gases
  3. The preying of animals on another
  4. large natural community
  5. organism that gets energy from another source
  6. species first species to colonize and environment
  7. animal that eats plants and meat
  8. richness of nutrients in the body of water
  9. interaction between 2 organisms
  10. a community of interacting organisms
  11. factor A factor that limits an organism
  12. Animal that only eats meat
  13. something that is a result from a process
  14. living thing

30 Clues: living thing • invisible gases • large natural community • both organisms' benefit • Animal that only eats meat • the natural home of an animal • Organism that only eats plants • interaction between 2 organisms • organism that makes its own food • animal that eats plants and meat • The preying of animals on another • Organism that eats dead organisms • ...

Unit 8 Vocabulary 2022-04-07

Unit 8 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
  2. Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
  3. A common demand by two or more organisms upon a limited supply of a resource; for example, food, water, light, space, mates, nesting sites.
  4. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
  5. All the different populations that live together in an area
  6. An organism that makes its own food
  7. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  8. An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
  9. Destruction of forests
  10. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
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  1. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  2. One organism benefits and the other is harmed
  3. An animal that hunts other animals for food
  4. An individual living thing
  5. A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
  6. A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
  7. Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
  8. non-living things
  9. The number of different species in an area
  10. living things
  11. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

21 Clues: living things • non-living things • Destruction of forests • An individual living thing • An organism that makes its own food • The number of different species in an area • An animal that hunts other animals for food • One organism benefits and the other is harmed • A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce • ...

Robotics 2023-10-02

Robotics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Use of largely automatic equipment in a system of operation.
  2. Subset of AI that enables a system to learn and improve from experience.
  3. Device on a robot used to hold or manipulate objects.
  4. Ability of a robot to interpret and interact with the environment using visual data.
  5. Device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment.
  6. Act of moving from one place to another.
  7. Skill and agility in manipulating objects.
  8. Change in position or location.
  9. Robot that resembles or imitates human behavior and form.
  10. Robot capable of moving and navigating its environment.
  11. Technology that involves touch or tactile sensation in human-computer interactions.
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  1. Process of planning and controlling the movement of a robot.
  2. Control of a robot or system from a distance by a human operator.
  3. Mechanism that causes a machine or device to move or perform a specific action.
  4. Robots that can work alongside humans in a shared workspace.
  5. Robot's ability to sense and interpret its environment.
  6. Study of motion and movement of robotic systems.
  7. Arrangement of machines and workers in a factory, where parts are assembled progressively.
  8. Mechanical arm-like structure used in robotics to move objects.
  9. Artificial Intelligence, the simulation of human intelligence in machines.

20 Clues: Change in position or location. • Act of moving from one place to another. • Skill and agility in manipulating objects. • Study of motion and movement of robotic systems. • Device on a robot used to hold or manipulate objects. • Robot's ability to sense and interpret its environment. • Robot capable of moving and navigating its environment. • ...

ECOLOGY VOCAB 2024-04-05

ECOLOGY VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A animal who hunts prey
  2. A organisms natural environment
  3. A organism who hides from predictors
  4. A nin-livng organism that shapes its own environment
  5. A organism that eats other plants and/or animals for nutrients
  6. Animals who only eat plants
  7. A organism who makes their own foods
  8. A living organism that shapes their own environment
  9. Consists of all the food chain in one ecosystem
  10. Assisition of 2 different organism were one benefits the expense of the other
  11. Animals who eat both plants and animals
  12. A organism who gets nutrients from other organisms
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  1. Animals who only eat meat
  2. where all organisms live
  3. a position of a organism in the food chain
  4. A organism that breaks down dead organisms waste
  5. A organism that provides their own food
  6. chain A sequence of a organism through which nutrients and energy pass on and on
  7. A organism that provides support for another organism
  8. The study of organisms and how they interact with others
  9. A community of multiple organisms that interact in the environment
  10. A organism that consumes dead organisms
  11. A specific number of animals that live in the same place
  12. One living thing
  13. A group of potentially interacting organisms living in the same place

25 Clues: One living thing • A animal who hunts prey • where all organisms live • Animals who only eat meat • Animals who only eat plants • A organisms natural environment • A organism who hides from predictors • A organism who makes their own foods • A organism that provides their own food • A organism that consumes dead organisms • Animals who eat both plants and animals • ...

Ecology vocab crossword 2024-03-20

Ecology vocab crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of people living in the same place
  2. a group of organisms that have a similar feeding mode
  3. environmental condition that limit the growth
  4. cycle one of several natural cycles
  5. consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
  6. the study of the environment
  7. a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and one is unaffected.
  8. long-term ,predictable atmospheric conditions of a specific area
  9. non-living factors that impact an ecosystem
  10. organism that can produce their own food using energy from the environment
  11. environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
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  1. a graph showing the number
  2. a resource that can be replenished naturally over time
  3. close living relationship between organisms from different species
  4. the height is always the same.
  5. an organism that cannot produce its own food
  6. the number of individuals per unit area or volume
  7. the movement of organism into a new habitat
  8. introduction into the environment of a substance
  9. an organism that helps hold the system together of any ecosystem
  10. measure of gauging human dependence on natural resources
  11. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
  12. The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or
  13. interactions between organisms of two different species

24 Clues: a graph showing the number • the study of the environment • the height is always the same. • cycle one of several natural cycles • a group of people living in the same place • the movement of organism into a new habitat • non-living factors that impact an ecosystem • an organism that cannot produce its own food • environmental condition that limit the growth • ...

Earth Day Crossword 2024-04-24

Earth Day Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Reuse in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original!
  2. - A layer in the earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation!
  3. - A place where waste is buried under layers of earth!
  4. - Energy derived from the sun's rays!
  5. - Gases released into the air, often from vehicles or factories!
  6. - Related to or derived from living matter!
  7. - The natural world, including the air, water, and land in which we live!
  8. - When a species has no living members left!
  9. - To maintain something in its original or existing state!
  10. - Don't drop this on the ground; dispose of it properly!
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  1. - To contaminate, especially the natural environment, with harmful substances!
  2. - The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings!
  3. - Decomposed organic material that enriches the soil!
  4. - A community of living organisms and their environment working together!
  5. - To protect from wasteful loss, or use resources wisely!
  6. - Practices that meet current needs without compromising future generations'!
  7. - To convert waste into reusable material!
  8. - The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism!
  9. - The layer of gases surrounding our planet!
  10. - A source of energy that is not depleted when used, like wind or hydro power!

20 Clues: - Energy derived from the sun's rays! • - To convert waste into reusable material! • - Related to or derived from living matter! • - The layer of gases surrounding our planet! • - When a species has no living members left! • - Decomposed organic material that enriches the soil! • - A place where waste is buried under layers of earth! • ...

Recycle, Reduce & Reuse Crossword Puzzle 2025-06-06

Recycle, Reduce & Reuse Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protecting and saving natural resources.
  2. The natural world around us.
  3. Items that cannot be reused or recycled.
  4. Things found in nature that we use, like water, trees, and minerals.
  5. A resource that can grow back or be replaced, like trees or sunlight.
  6. Something that breaks down naturally and safely in the environment.
  7. Turning old materials into something new instead of throwing them away.
  8. Something that can keep going without hurting the environment.
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  1. Harmful materials that dirty the air, water, or land.
  2. Gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and cause climate change.
  3. A mix of decayed food and plants used to help soil.
  4. Using less of something to help save resources and create less waste.
  5. Something that is thrown away or not used.
  6. Good for the Earth; not harmful to the environment.
  7. Made to be used once and then thrown away.
  8. Reusing materials to make something even better or more useful.
  9. The amount of pollution each person creates from what they use and do.
  10. A resource that cannot be replaced once it's used up, like oil.
  11. A place where trash is buried in the ground.
  12. Using an item again instead of throwing it away or using a new one.

20 Clues: The natural world around us. • Protecting and saving natural resources. • Items that cannot be reused or recycled. • Something that is thrown away or not used. • Made to be used once and then thrown away. • A place where trash is buried in the ground. • A mix of decayed food and plants used to help soil. • Good for the Earth; not harmful to the environment. • ...

Ecological Interactions 2015-04-23

Ecological Interactions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the responses and interactions of living things with their environment
  2. a living thing
  3. a close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefits
  4. shows how the energy in food is passed from one organism to another in an ecosystem
  5. the number of animals that can obtain food and shelter from the environment in a given area; the ability of an environment to support its animal population
  6. an organism that feeds on plants or other animals
  7. used to show the amount of food that is available to be eaten by another organism at the next level of a food chain
  8. an organism that eats other consumers
  9. the struggle between organisms for the limited resources in a habitat
  10. an interaction in which both organisms benefit
  11. an organism that each only producers
  12. an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected
  13. the area in which an animal or plant normally lives
  14. an interaction in which one organism hunts and kills another animal for food
  15. an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed
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  1. all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
  2. living things in the environment, such as plants and animals
  3. organisms in an ecosystem work together to survive
  4. organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time
  5. is an organism that eats a primary consumer as its food source
  6. a factor in the ecosystem that keeps a population from growing too large
  7. nonliving things in the environment, including soil, water, temperature, air, light, wind, and minerals
  8. an organism that eats the remains of dead plants or animals
  9. an organism’s particular role or how it fits into an ecosystem
  10. a habitat where animals live on land
  11. all the populations that live in an area at the same time
  12. a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment and reproduce
  13. the pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
  14. a group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring

29 Clues: a living thing • a habitat where animals live on land • an organism that each only producers • an organism that eats other consumers • an interaction in which both organisms benefit • an organism that feeds on plants or other animals • organisms in an ecosystem work together to survive • the area in which an animal or plant normally lives • ...

Ecology 2015-07-27

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. Two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long.
  2. consume detritus
  3. represents a single pathway through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
  4. the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. It is a major branch of biology, but has areas of overlap with geography, geology, climatology, and other sciences.
  5. break down the remains and other wastes and release simple inorganic molecules back to the environment.
  6. use energy from sunlight to make food by photosynthesis. They include plants, algae, and certain bacteria.
  7. factor the living aspects of the environment. They consist of other organisms, including members of the same and different species.
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  1. use energy from chemical compounds to make food by chemosynthesis. They include some bacteria and also archaea. Archaea are microorganisms that resemble bacteria.
  2. the total mass of organisms at a trophic level.
  3. the nonliving aspects of the environment. They include factors such as sunlight, soil, temperature, and water.
  4. the role of a species in its ecosystem. It includes all the ways that the species interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment.
  5. multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
  6. the dead leaves, animal feces, and other organic debris that collects on the soil or at the bottom of a body of water.
  7. consume the soft tissues of dead animals.
  8. consume animals. Examples include lions, polar bears, hawks, frogs, salmon, and spiders.
  9. are the final step in decomposition. They feed on any remaining organic matter that is left after other decomposers do their work
  10. The feeding positions in a food chain or web.
  11. the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted.
  12. consume both plants and animals. They include humans, pigs, brown bears, gulls, crows, and some species of fish.
  13. onsume producers such as plants or algae. They are a necessary link between producers and other consumers. Examples include deer, rabbits, and mice.

20 Clues: consume detritus • consume the soft tissues of dead animals. • The feeding positions in a food chain or web. • the total mass of organisms at a trophic level. • multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem. • the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted. • ...

Ecology Vocabulary 2024-03-01

Ecology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.
  2. any force that affects the size of a population of living things regardless of the density of the population
  3. all the biotic organisms on Earth and the ecosystems they inhabit, including the oceans and the atmosphere.
  4. an organism that consumes all or part of the body of another—living or recently killed—organism, which is its prey.
  5. refers to the role of a species in its ecosystem.
  6. the sum total mass of living organisms such as plants, animals, in a specific unit of area or volume of habitat
  7. the living aspects of the environment. They consist of other organisms, including members of the same and different species.
  8. the living organisms (biotic) in an area and the non-living aspects (abiotic) of the environment.
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  1. an individual living thing.
  2. all of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another. A community is composed of all of the biotic factors of an area.
  3. the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.
  4. factors that affect the per capita growth rate of a population differently depending on how dense the population already is.
  5. animals or plants from another region of the world that don't belong in their new environment.
  6. an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem.
  7. the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted.
  8. a group of ecosystems with the same climate and dominant biotic communities found in different locations throughout the biosphere.
  9. any animal that serves as a food source for another animal.
  10. all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
  11. the nonliving aspects of the environment. They include factors such as sunlight, soil, temperature, and water.
  12. a group of organisms belonging to the same species (a group of individuals that can breed to produce fertile young) that live in the same area and interact with one another.
  13. the study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their environment.

21 Clues: an individual living thing. • all of the food chains in an ecosystem. • refers to the role of a species in its ecosystem. • an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem. • any animal that serves as a food source for another animal. • the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted. • ...

Vocab #2 2021-09-27

Vocab #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. the wise use and protection of natural resources.
  2. resources that nature cannot replace as fast as they are used.
  3. getting rid of; throwing away.
  4. resources that nature cannot replace as fast as they are used.
  5. the presence of harmful substance in the environment.
  6. friendly to the environment.
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  1. materials in the environment that are useful to people.
  2. changing waste into a new and usable product
  3. does not damage the physical, chemical and biological factors in witch a living organism or community exists.
  4. without any use or benefit.
  5. uses less energy to produce results.
  6. all the materials available in our environment witch helps us to satisfy our needs.
  7. lowering the amount of waste product by a person or whole society.
  8. a location for disposal of waste.

14 Clues: without any use or benefit. • friendly to the environment. • getting rid of; throwing away. • a location for disposal of waste. • uses less energy to produce results. • changing waste into a new and usable product • the wise use and protection of natural resources. • the presence of harmful substance in the environment. • ...

Enviornmental Systems Crossword puzzle 2025-05-07

Enviornmental Systems Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rain containing pollutants like sulfuric and nitric acid
  2. When too many nutrients in water cause algae to grow like crazy, which can harm aquatic life
  3. Clearing out forest for other uses
  4. Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns
  5. Resources that cannot easily be replaced
  6. Protecting natural resources for the future
  7. Community of living things and their environment
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  1. Protective layer in the Earths atmosphere that absorbs UV radiation
  2. Variety of life in an area
  3. Natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  4. Meeting our needs without messing up future generations'chances to meet theirs
  5. Protecting natural resources for the future
  6. Non-native species that harm the environment
  7. Harmful substances in the environment

14 Clues: Variety of life in an area • Clearing out forest for other uses • Harmful substances in the environment • Resources that cannot easily be replaced • Protecting natural resources for the future • Protecting natural resources for the future • Non-native species that harm the environment • Community of living things and their environment • ...

natural selection 2025-05-15

natural selection crossword puzzle
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  1. the process of changing to better suit a new environment or situation
  2. relating to genes or heredity
  3. the natural process by which organisms best adjusted to their environment are most successful in surviving and reproducing
  4. father of theory
  5. the process where humans actively choose which organisms with specific traits are allowed to reproduce, leading to changes in the traits of those organisms over time
  6. hunted by predators
  7. home or environment of plants animals or organisms
  8. living thing
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  1. feed on prey
  2. qualities or characteristics belonging to one species
  3. intentionally altering the DNA of an organism to change its traits or functions
  4. total number of species
  5. cultivating the land to grow crops and raise livestock for food, fiber, and other resources
  6. a process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully than those with less advantageous traits
  7. children

15 Clues: children • feed on prey • living thing • father of theory • hunted by predators • total number of species • relating to genes or heredity • home or environment of plants animals or organisms • qualities or characteristics belonging to one species • the process of changing to better suit a new environment or situation • ...

The Human Person in the Environment 2025-09-22

The Human Person in the Environment crossword puzzle
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  1. using resources wisely to minimize waste and maximize output.
  2. view that ecosystems as a whole should be protected, not only individual species.
  3. cycle where plants release oxygen and animals release carbon dioxide.
  4. principle of maintaining the state and health of the environment.
  5. Ecology approach linking society’s organization and ethics with ecological well-being.
  6. continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
  7. living in harmony with nature without exploiting it beyond its limits.
  8. moral duty humans have to care for and protect the environment.
  9. fair and just use of natural resources so future generations benefit.
  10. a person who protects and manages natural resources for future generations.
  11. intrinsic worth of nature beyond its utility.
  12. pollution from factories in low-income areas exposing residents to dirty air and water.
  13. being thrifty with resources and avoiding waste.
  14. ability to regulate one’s actions with careful, wise decision-making.
  15. principle that humans are part of, not separate from, nature.
  16. branch of philosophy that studies humanity’s relationship with nature and the environment.
  17. microscopic ocean life that helps form clouds and regulate Earth’s temperature.
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  1. organisms in the soil that recycle nutrients plants need to grow.
  2. view that maintaining order and natural beauty in the environment benefits everyone.
  3. philosophical study of moral issues between humans and the environment.
  4. applied ethics that studies moral responsibility of individuals and governments on climate change.
  5. cutting down forests often driven by profit or corporate greed.
  6. view that humans are the most important beings on Earth.
  7. energy source that is renewable and less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels.
  8. Ecologist – believes nature has value beyond human use and calls for radical lifestyle change.
  9. concept of fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.
  10. hypothesis proposing Earth acts like a living, self-regulating organism.
  11. international treaty signed in 1997 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  12. development that meets present needs without compromising future generations.
  13. view that all living things have inherent value, not just humans.

30 Clues: intrinsic worth of nature beyond its utility. • being thrifty with resources and avoiding waste. • view that humans are the most important beings on Earth. • using resources wisely to minimize waste and maximize output. • principle that humans are part of, not separate from, nature. • cutting down forests often driven by profit or corporate greed. • ...

Chapter 3 2025-02-10

Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. vesicles contain products destined for export from the cell
  2. contain enzymes that detoxify wastes produced by the cell
  3. pores permit passage of RNA and proteins
  4. vesicles contain substance imported from external environment
  5. ER manufacture proteins (has ribosomes)
  6. site of synthesis of ribosome components
  7. reticulum manufacturing center or detox 2 types
  8. contain digestive enzymes
  9. synthesis proteins
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  1. carb storage(short term energy storage in animals )
  2. internal environment is divided into membrane-bound compartments called organelles
  3. membrane-bound storage and shipping containers
  4. Long term energy storage in animals
  5. More internal environment of cell is not divided into a membrane-bound compartments
  6. ER lipid synthesis and detoxification of alcohol and drugs
  7. DNA (genetic information)
  8. Controls the cell,information center
  9. apparatus refines,packages,ships

18 Clues: synthesis proteins • DNA (genetic information) • contain digestive enzymes • apparatus refines,packages,ships • Long term energy storage in animals • Controls the cell,information center • ER manufacture proteins (has ribosomes) • pores permit passage of RNA and proteins • site of synthesis of ribosome components • membrane-bound storage and shipping containers • ...

Adaptations Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-26

Adaptations Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Process of producing similar populations of genetically identified individuals that occurs in nature.
  2. Bdy part or coloration which helps organisms survive in their environment.
  3. Winter survival adaptation that allows an animal's body to go inactive and slows down the body's process.
  4. process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell.
  5. Tropism, poison, thorns, etc.
  6. Combination of DNA from different sources.
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  1. Ways organisms act to survive in its environment.
  2. Movement in response to climate change or food decline.
  3. An animal that naturally preys on others
  4. Allowing only plants or animals with certain traits to reproduce.
  5. Proteins that cut DNA at restriction sites.
  6. Have eyes on the side of their head for better vision.
  7. An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  8. process where an absent gene is replaced with a working gene.
  9. When an animal blends in with its environment to hide from predators.

15 Clues: Tropism, poison, thorns, etc. • An animal that naturally preys on others • Combination of DNA from different sources. • Proteins that cut DNA at restriction sites. • Ways organisms act to survive in its environment. • process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell. • Have eyes on the side of their head for better vision. • ...

Science Adaptations Crossword 2017-04-27

Science Adaptations Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An animal that naturally preys on other organisms.
  2. Have eyes on the side of their head for better vision.
  3. Body part or coloration which helps organisms survive in their environment.
  4. Process of producing similar populations of genetically identified individuals that occurs in nature.
  5. Process where an absent gene is replaced with a working gene.
  6. When an animal blends in with its environment to hide from predators.
  7. Movement in response to climate change or food decline.
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  1. Ways organisms act to survive in its environment.
  2. Proteins that cut DNA at restriction sites.
  3. Winter survival adaptation that allows an animal's body to go inactive and slows down the body's process.
  4. Allowing only plants or animals with certain traits to reproduce.
  5. Tropism, poison, thorns, etc.
  6. Process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell.
  7. Combination of DNA from different sources.
  8. An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.

15 Clues: Tropism, poison, thorns, etc. • Combination of DNA from different sources. • Proteins that cut DNA at restriction sites. • Ways organisms act to survive in its environment. • An animal that naturally preys on other organisms. • Process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell. • Have eyes on the side of their head for better vision. • ...

Organisms and their relationships 2025-05-18

Organisms and their relationships crossword puzzle
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  1. factors the nonliving factors in an environment
  2. the act of one organism pursuing and consuming another organism for food
  3. community is a group of interacting populations
  4. the study of organism's interactions with their environment
  5. where both species benefit from the relationship
  6. one species benefits from the relationship and the other is not helped or harmed
  7. the close relationship that exist between two species living together
  8. a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate
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  1. is a biological community, and all of the abiotic factors affect it
  2. when one species benefits and the other species is harmed
  3. is an area where an organism lives
  4. a group of organisms of the same species that live in a location
  5. factors the living factors in an organism's environment
  6. is the role of an organism in the environment
  7. the portion of earth that supports life

15 Clues: is an area where an organism lives • the portion of earth that supports life • is the role of an organism in the environment • factors the nonliving factors in an environment • community is a group of interacting populations • where both species benefit from the relationship • factors the living factors in an organism's environment • ...

Key Word Puzzle 2022-10-20

Key Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This technology sits between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), where the two technologies begin to overlap; allows a user to interact with the digital objects overlayed onto the physical environment, such as pressing a button or moving an object; the technology must recognize the user's environment to build an awareness of the space and recognize how the user is interacting with objects. (H)
  2. A useful way to talk about several other “different-but-related” technologies
  3. Allow users to travel long distances in a VR environment by either blurring peripheral imagery as a user moves, or by using a teleport feature that allows users to jump ahead to a specified point; provide an interface for interacting with the VR environment and helps track and improve position and orientation accuracy. (H)
  4. Technology that tracks eye movement to improve the image quality at the center of a user's vision while reducing it in the periphery. (H)
  5. Created the term “metaverse” as a fictional virtual reality world in his 1992 book, Snow Crash. (W)
  6. Used to improve positional tracking in a physical space, increasing the level of accuracy in room-scale Virtual Reality. (H)
  7. A series of physical sensations provided by the controller to improve the sense of realism and presence in a VR environment. (H)
  8. Allows for VR headsets to be smaller and lighter because the screens can be smaller and closer to a user's eyes. (H)
  9. Provide an interface for interacting with the VR environment and helps track and improve position and orientation accuracy. (H)
  10. The two common movement options in a VR experience. (H)
  11. A function of a VR headset that brings physical objects into the virtual space and help keep users oriented and grounded. (A)
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  1. This type of headset requires a physical connection to a computer to function properly. (H)
  2. A collection of technologies with some similarities, but without a single cohesive application, interface, or owner. (W)
  3. A strategy that allows employees to use their own devices if they prefer them for work applications. (A)
  4. Description of a boundary that is set in the VR environment, designed to prevent users from accidentally bumping into objects in their physical space.
  5. Using a modern virtual reality (VR) headset, but the view is seen through a mesh screen. (H)
  6. This type of headset does not require connection to a computer, but has limited space and processing capabilities that make it is less powerful. (H)
  7. Overlaying graphics on a live video feed. (H)
  8. Superimposes or overlays digital objects on a user's current physical environment. (W)
  9. Scans a room and creates a mesh computer representation of the room that allows users to overlay effects onto the room. (W)
  10. The lag time between the movement of the headset and updating the image that the user sees. The lower the latency, the more fluid and natural the VR experience becomes. (H)

21 Clues: Overlaying graphics on a live video feed. (H) • The two common movement options in a VR experience. (H) • A useful way to talk about several other “different-but-related” technologies • Superimposes or overlays digital objects on a user's current physical environment. (W) • ...

Rainforest Spelling Words 2022-10-26

Rainforest Spelling Words crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal’s natural coloring that helps it to blend with its surroundings
  2. long spell of dry weather
  3. a type of plant or animal that has become very rare and may die out completely
  4. a change which helps a species to better fit its environment
  5. the uppermost layer of trees in a rainforest
  6. the air surrounding the earth
  7. the preservation and protection of our natural environment
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  1. the relationships between groups of living things and their environment
  2. the weather conditions of an area over a period of time
  3. the variety of life in a habitat
  4. to clear the forests
  5. plants and animals living in a particular environment
  6. to break down in decay

13 Clues: to clear the forests • to break down in decay • long spell of dry weather • the air surrounding the earth • the variety of life in a habitat • the uppermost layer of trees in a rainforest • plants and animals living in a particular environment • the weather conditions of an area over a period of time • the preservation and protection of our natural environment • ...

Quality/Environment Corner Crossword 2021-09-14

Quality/Environment Corner Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of renewable energy.
  2. When large habitats are divided into smaller ones.
  3. To use or take advantage of.
  4. The destruction of woodland.
  5. Absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun and is damaged by chlorofluorocarbons.
  6. Coal and gas, for example.
  7. Variety of plant and animal species in an environment.
  8. What an animal hunts.
  9. The interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
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  1. Efforts to protect wildlife and natural resources.
  2. A protected green area.
  3. Under threat of extinction.
  4. A breed of animal.
  5. Environmentally friendly.
  6. Population of zero.
  7. Dense forest found in tropical areas of heavy rainfall.
  8. Contamination.
  9. Where an animal lives.
  10. To over-exploit resources.

19 Clues: Contamination. • A breed of animal. • Population of zero. • What an animal hunts. • Where an animal lives. • A protected green area. • Environmentally friendly. • Coal and gas, for example. • To over-exploit resources. • A type of renewable energy. • Under threat of extinction. • To use or take advantage of. • The destruction of woodland. • ...

Society and Environment- Economics 2013-12-12

Society and Environment- Economics crossword puzzle
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  1. Communities who wander from place to place in search things to satisfy their wants
  2. someone who buys goods and services to satisfy needs and wants
  3. Unlimited needs and wants, scarcity of resources
  4. Devotes time and resources to one thing
  5. Something vital to survival and well-being
  6. The act of consuming
  7. The skills and abilities of humans employed to create the good and services
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  1. the innovation and tech advance that allow you to increase the production of goods and services
  2. Items that you can see and touch
  3. Natural resources human labour and skill, tech and new ideas
  4. Something wished for but not vital to survival
  5. Supply all your own wants through your own effort consumer
  6. Direct of goods and services for another
  7. Any token, with agreed valve, that people accept as payment for goods and services
  8. The human work put into goods and services
  9. Things done for you by others
  10. The natural resources put into good and services
  11. the fact that all resources are not unlimited
  12. Activities that blend economic resources to create good and service

19 Clues: The act of consuming • Things done for you by others • Items that you can see and touch • Devotes time and resources to one thing • Direct of goods and services for another • The human work put into goods and services • Something vital to survival and well-being • the fact that all resources are not unlimited • Something wished for but not vital to survival • ...

Vocabulary test: The environment 2025-01-30

Vocabulary test: The environment crossword puzzle
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  1. General weather conditions usually found in a particular place.
  2. bad-smelling gases or smoke in the air.
  3. The boat accidentally caused an oil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the ocean, spreading harmful chemicals across the water and threatening the local marine life and ecosystem..
  4. The cutting down of trees in a large area.
  5. Is intended to be thrown away after use.
  6. The planet we live on.
  7. A living thing that grows in the ground, has leaves, and makes its own food from sunlight. Examples are trees, flowers, and grass.
  8. Something that you don’t use anymore and throw away.
  9. The ozone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ helps protect us from the sun's harmful rays.
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  1. To collect and treat rubbish to produce useful materials which can be used again Biodiversity The variety of different plants, animals, and other living things in a particular area
  2. The process when the soil becomes dry and can't grow plants anymore.
  3. is a big fire that spreads quickly, usually in forests or grasslands, and can be very hard to stop
  4. the process when something changes from a solid to a liquid because it gets warm.
  5. Something that can be broken down by natural processes
  6. protect or take care of something that is in danger.
  7. a building or place where things are made, usually in large quantities, using machines and workers.
  8. all the natural things around us, like the air, land, water, plants, and animals.
  9. Damage caused to water, air or soil by harmful substances or waste
  10. The quantity of water coming from the sky

19 Clues: The planet we live on. • bad-smelling gases or smoke in the air. • Is intended to be thrown away after use. • The quantity of water coming from the sky • The cutting down of trees in a large area. • protect or take care of something that is in danger. • Something that you don’t use anymore and throw away. • Something that can be broken down by natural processes • ...

Science 2024-01-09

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the main energy source for life on earth
  2. amount of matter in an object
  3. the study of life;also known as Life Science
  4. an organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists
  5. part of earth that contains all ecosystems
  6. things that have all the characteristics of life; made of one or more cells
  7. all non-living things in an environment
  8. community and its non-living environment
  9. organisms that are eaten
  10. a display of information or data
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  1. organisms that seek out and eat other organisms
  2. any relationships in which two species live closely together
  3. break down organic matter
  4. educated guess or testable prediction
  5. process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature
  6. individual living thing
  7. organized procedure for testing a hypothesis
  8. Mass per unit volume of a material
  9. all living things in an environment
  10. standard for comparison

20 Clues: individual living thing • standard for comparison • organisms that are eaten • break down organic matter • amount of matter in an object • a display of information or data • Mass per unit volume of a material • all living things in an environment • educated guess or testable prediction • all non-living things in an environment • community and its non-living environment • ...

Vocabulary Words 2020-01-31

Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
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  1. — illegal hunting or collecting.
  2. - a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.
  3. —too many individuals inhabiting an environment.
  4. — taking care of our environment by wisely managing its resources.
  5. — a unit of plants, animals, and nonliving components of an environment that interact.
  6. breeding — carefully planned breeding of animals in a protective facility in order to increase the species’ total population.
  7. species — a species of plant or animal of which numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate and is threatened with extinction by human- made or natural changes in the environment.
  8. — harmful elements that alter an environment in a negative way, such as chemicals that poison water supplies, and trash that litters the ocean.
  9. - a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.
  10. — no longer existing.
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  1. — a group of plants or animals of the same species that live in the same area and have the opportunity to breed with each other.
  2. — the genetic variability of living organisms on our planet.
  3. —the buildup over time of harmful substances in animal and plant tissues.
  4. — killing more animals than the species’ population can replace through natural breeding rates.
  5. — likely to become endangered.
  6. — a species currently represented by living creatures.
  7. - a large gregarious waterbird with a long bill, an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish, and mainly white or gray plumage.
  8. — the place where a plant or animal lives.
  9. - a genus of very large extinct flightless seabirds (family Alcidae) containing solely the great auk.
  10. — a group of plants or animals that are genetically similar and so are able to reproduce with each other.

20 Clues: — no longer existing. • — likely to become endangered. • — illegal hunting or collecting. • — the place where a plant or animal lives. • —too many individuals inhabiting an environment. • — a species currently represented by living creatures. • — the genetic variability of living organisms on our planet. • ...

Life's Adaptation Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-10

Life's Adaptation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. reversible and gradual change in the physical trait of an organism to be more suited in the changing conditions in the environment
  2. is the range of the temperature of the surroundings wherein organisms are able to maintain or minimally change their metabolic rates.
  3. freshwater organisms tend to have higher salinity than the surrounding water
  4. a mechanism that allows the body to contradict the temperature stress in the environment
  5. a similarity that is the result of common ancestry
  6. the process by which random evolutionary changes are selected for by nature in a consistent, orderly, non-random way
  7. maintenance of the internal environment at equilibrium despite the instabilities of the external environment
  8. the process in which plants loses water through evaporation from their aerial parts
  9. the label given to species of plants that manage to thrive with little sunlight or under the shade of taller plants and with natural competition between under plant species
  10. measured by the genetic contribution of an organism to its future descendants
  11. the act of moving from one to another in search of better conditions
  12. state of animal dormancy during extremely hot conditions
  13. animals that can regulate their own body temperature
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  1. the label given to species of plants that are highly dependent on sunlight with only a few competition
  2. animals that can self-regulate their body temperatures as well as the environment’s
  3. animals that depend on their own body temperature with the environment
  4. the process of morphological and physiological modification in relation to body size
  5. an assortment of species on earth
  6. state of dormancy that occurs in many insects wherein their life cycle temporarily stop until conditions improve
  7. state of reduced body temperature and metabolic rate

20 Clues: an assortment of species on earth • a similarity that is the result of common ancestry • state of reduced body temperature and metabolic rate • animals that can regulate their own body temperature • state of animal dormancy during extremely hot conditions • the act of moving from one to another in search of better conditions • ...

Ecology Part 1 2023-03-15

Ecology Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants that produce food for other organisms.
  2. a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
  3. an organism that consumes prey as its food source in an environment.
  4. the position of an organism in the food chain and ranges from a value of 1 for primary producers to 5 for marine mammals and humans.
  5. a food source for predators in an environment.
  6. a nonnative organism that spreads or expand from its original place which can harm the environment,the economy, or human health.
  7. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
  8. a living organism that shapes its environment.
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  1. a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
  2. organism on the food chain that depends on autotrophs (producers) or other consumers for food, nutrition, and energy.
  3. an equilibrium between the availability of habitat and the number of animals of a given species the habitat can support over time.
  4. the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.
  5. The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.
  6. the biological variation that occurs within species.
  7. the mass or weight of living tissue,
  8. only about 10 percent of energy stored as biomass in a trophic level is passed from one level to the next.
  9. the different kinds of life/organisms you'll find in one area.
  10. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing.
  11. a place where an organism makes its home.
  12. a detailed description of the species within a community and their relationships with each other.

20 Clues: the mass or weight of living tissue, • a place where an organism makes its home. • plants that produce food for other organisms. • a food source for predators in an environment. • a living organism that shapes its environment. • the biological variation that occurs within species. • a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. • ...

Ecology Part 1 2022-03-17

Ecology Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
  2. how ecosystems are organized in a state of stability where species coexist with other species and with their environment. Ecosystems are not without change, however.
  3. the number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by a vehicle or container
  4. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
  5. The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another
  6. is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment.
  7. an animal that naturally preys on others.
  8. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
  9. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  10. when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on
  11. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
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  1. the activity or condition of competing.
  2. each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
  3. This is the orginsim that eats or consumes the producer
  4. non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
  5. is a living organism that shapes its environment
  6. the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
  7. an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
  8. The base of the 10% rule
  9. the range of different inherited traits within a species

20 Clues: The base of the 10% rule • the activity or condition of competing. • an animal that naturally preys on others. • is a living organism that shapes its environment • the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume. • This is the orginsim that eats or consumes the producer • a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. • ...

Ecology Part 1 2022-03-17

Ecology Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how ecosystems are organized in a state of stability where species coexist with other species and with their environment. Ecosystems are not without change, however.
  2. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
  3. the activity or condition of competing.
  4. is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment.
  5. an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
  6. when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on
  7. This is the orginsim that eats or consumes the producer
  8. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  9. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
  10. the range of different inherited traits within a species
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  1. non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
  2. the number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by a vehicle or container
  3. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
  4. the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
  5. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  6. The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another
  7. an animal that naturally preys on others.
  8. The base of the 10% rule
  9. each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
  10. is a living organism that shapes its environment

20 Clues: The base of the 10% rule • the activity or condition of competing. • an animal that naturally preys on others. • is a living organism that shapes its environment • the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume. • This is the orginsim that eats or consumes the producer • an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food. • ...

Human Ecology Crossword 2021-11-23

Human Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
  2. factor which is a non-living part of the environment
  3. something an organism does to aid survival
  4. this encompasses all living things on earth
  5. long-term pattern of weather in an area
  6. both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
  7. introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  8. a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
  9. a very potent greenhouse gas
  10. a physical feature that aids survival
  11. rock which makes up the earth
  12. both organisms benefit from the interaction
  13. level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
  14. combination of biotic and abiotic factors
  15. decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
  16. compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn(6,5)
  17. one organism eats another
  18. organism's way of life
  19. factor which is a living part of the environment
  20. a biochemical process that aids survival
  21. cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
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  1. warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped (10,6)
  2. 7.9 billion people
  3. guardianship
  4. spider with a very interesting niche
  5. any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
  6. community of interacting organisms and their environment
  7. plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
  8. thin layer of gases around earth
  9. one organism feeds on another without killing it
  10. measurement of genetic variation
  11. one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
  12. when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates... (8,4)
  13. one organism feeds on a plant

34 Clues: guardianship • 7.9 billion people • organism's way of life • one organism eats another • a very potent greenhouse gas • rock which makes up the earth • one organism feeds on a plant • thin layer of gases around earth • measurement of genetic variation • spider with a very interesting niche • a physical feature that aids survival • long-term pattern of weather in an area • ...

Midterm Review Foundations of Public Health 2023-10-23

Midterm Review Foundations of Public Health crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Passing a disease from one person to another
  2. Views health care as a social resource
  3. Problem, Recommendations, Evaluation, Etiology, and Implementation are all apart of what approach
  4. Term that refers to disease or illness
  5. Blank goes beyond a risk assessment by including data on actual exposure in a community
  6. Effect Hazards that easily produce very visual and feared consequences
  7. Implies that countries frequently move from poorly balanced diets often deficient in nutrients, proteins, and calories due to a diet of highly processed foods.
  8. Health-Transition Indicates that as social and economic development occurs, different types of diseases become prominent.
  9. Hazards we lack experience with, which may elicit more fear
  10. The degree of communicability of disease and potential of leading to an epidemic
  11. Describes the impact of falling childhood death rates and extended life spans on the size and the age distribution of populations.
  12. The natural environment
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  1. Views healthcare as an economic good
  2. Methods for collecting, compiling, and presenting health information. It then can be used to make decisions.
  3. This concept may include behavior genetics Infection, Environment, Georapraphy, Medical Care and culture.
  4. Diseases that are not spread through infection or spread to other people
  5. Is the results of human construction
  6. A diagram that helps one figure out what interventions are available and what the potential outcomes could be.
  7. Risk an individual knowingly or willingly takes through their own actions
  8. Term that refers to death
  9. The result of added chemicals, radiation, and biological products
  10. A risk to individuals that are out of their direct control

22 Clues: The natural environment • Term that refers to death • Views healthcare as an economic good • Is the results of human construction • Views health care as a social resource • Term that refers to disease or illness • Passing a disease from one person to another • A risk to individuals that are out of their direct control • ...

Ecology Vocabulary 2024-04-05

Ecology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An organism that can produce its own food & serves as a primary producer in a food chain
  2. An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy/nutrients
  3. All the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
  4. An organism that mostly eats meat
  5. An organism that breaks down dead organic material
  6. Any non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
  7. Organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy
  8. Any living thing
  9. A larger organism that knowingly or unknowingly shelters another organism on or within its body
  10. An organism that eats both plants and animals for their main food
  11. A group of individuals that belong in the same species and live in the same area
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  1. The region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms
  2. An organism that hunts and kills other animals for food
  3. A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
  4. An organism that mostly consumes decaying materials, such as meat or rotting plant material
  5. Organisms that serve as a food source for other organisms
  6. Any living organism that shapes its environment
  7. Organisms that can make their own food in an ecosystem
  8. The sequence of events in an ecosystem that transfer energy in the form of food from organism to organism
  9. A group of species that are commonly found together
  10. The position of an organism in the food chain
  11. The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
  12. The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism
  13. An organism that mostly feeds on plants
  14. Association between two different organisms where one benefits at the expense of the other

25 Clues: Any living thing • An organism that mostly eats meat • An organism that mostly feeds on plants • The position of an organism in the food chain • Any living organism that shapes its environment • All the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem • An organism that breaks down dead organic material • A group of species that are commonly found together • ...

ecology vocabulary 2024-04-05

ecology vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living thing that produces
  2. relating to, or beinng a parasite
  3. the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organisms
  4. a study of organisms and how they interact with the environment
  5. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
  6. The sequence of living organisms in a community in which one organism consumes another organism to transfer food energy
  7. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
  8. an animal that naturally preys on others.
  9. an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
  10. organism that breaks down dead organic material
  11. animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation
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  1. a community of living things that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
  2. an organism that eats mostly meat, or the flesh of animals.
  3. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy.
  4. a living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs
  5. an organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationship
  6. the living components (organisms) that shape up the environment
  7. a group of species living within a given area
  8. a series of organisms that eat one another so that energy and nutrients flow from one to the next.
  9. the position of an organism in a food chain
  10. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
  11. the region on, above, and below the earths surface where life exists
  12. a group of living things with a common characteristic
  13. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food.

24 Clues: a living thing that produces • relating to, or beinng a parasite • an animal that naturally preys on others. • the position of an organism in a food chain • a group of species living within a given area • organism that breaks down dead organic material • a group of living things with a common characteristic • an organism that eats mostly meat, or the flesh of animals. • ...

Mod. 7 Glossart 2022-03-14

Mod. 7 Glossart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars
  2. stability: The degree to which a government is free from turmoil
  3. Surroundings
  4. cycles: Periods of expansion and contraction in economic activities
  5. rate: The percentage of the workforce that is unemployed
  6. planning: Long-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole
  7. products: Two different products that satisfy the same need
  8. A state of economic growth
  9. A rapid rise in prices that may occur when demand exceeds supply or when productivity declines and costs of labor go up
  10. The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group of people
  11. Any unfavorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
  12. Knowledge, facts, or data
  13. planner: A professional who specializes in helping people with personal financial matters
  14. Any limitation or shortcoming your business has that can keep you from achieving your objectives
  15. environment: A business’s external, uncontrollable surroundings; consists of elements such as demographics, society and culture, the economy, competition, government, and technology
  16. competition: Competition between two similar products
  17. climate: Government environment
  18. A group of individuals who share an environment
  19. policy: The government policy that sets levels of government spending and taxation
  20. Changing; changeable (able to be changed)
  21. competition: competition among all businesses for scarce customer dollars
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  1. regulations: Laws governing the use of land
  2. A favorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
  3. Having an effect on or depending upon one another
  4. scanning: Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
  5. overload: Communication that is too much and/or comes too fast to process at one time
  6. confidence: The attitudes of investors toward risk
  7. A plan for accomplishing a specific goal
  8. campaign: A business’s organized efforts to promote a certain product or line of products
  9. policy: The government policy that determines the amount of money that will be in circulation and the level of interest rates
  10. A state of economic decline
  11. Government financial help given to a business
  12. The physical and social characteristics of the population
  13. Any resource or capability your business has that can help you gain a competitive advantage in your industry
  14. environment: A business’s internal, controllable surroundings; consists of elements such as finances, personnel, research and development, production, and marketing
  15. exchange rate: Specification of how much two currencies are worth in relation to each other (also known as exchange rate and foreign exchange rate)
  16. footprint: A measure of the impact of human activity on the environment
  17. The system in which people make and spend their incomes
  18. A period of time in which an economy grows from recession to prosperity
  19. and cultural attitudes: The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
  20. research: The systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of data about a specific issue, situation, or concern that affects a market

41 Clues: Surroundings • Knowledge, facts, or data • A state of economic growth • A state of economic decline • climate: Government environment • A plan for accomplishing a specific goal • Changing; changeable (able to be changed) • regulations: Laws governing the use of land • Government financial help given to a business • A group of individuals who share an environment • ...

Ecosystems 2023-09-11

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  2. The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
  3. An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
  4. The variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth.
  5. The struggle among organisms for resources like food and space.
  6. Chain A series of organisms in which each is eaten by the next.
  7. An organism that breaks down dead matter into nutrients.
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  1. The process of wearing away soil and rock by natural forces.
  2. An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
  3. The number of a particular species in a specific area.
  4. A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  5. The natural home or environment of an organism.
  6. A community of living organisms and their environment.
  7. Web A complex network of interconnected food chains.
  8. An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.

15 Clues: An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • The natural home or environment of an organism. • An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators. • An organism that eats other organisms for energy. • Web A complex network of interconnected food chains. • The number of a particular species in a specific area. • A community of living organisms and their environment. • ...

Quality can endure despite environmental shocks 2015-05-26

Quality can endure despite environmental shocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Environmental ___ is a lack of complete information about the environment.
  2. What is the primary theory behind a customer driven organisation.
  3. / Who has been the greatest band in rock since the 1970's?
  4. / What company is known as the "Mercedes Benz of boats"?
  5. / What environment includes shareholders, competitors, suppliers and customers.
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  1. / Total ___ management is used in quality-driven organisations.
  2. / ___ capabilities enable an organisation to quickly reconfigure its resources in the face of environmental economic shocks.
  3. / The ___ environment comprises economic, socicultural, political/legal, technological and natural environment conditions.
  4. / Competitive ___ allows an organisation to deal with market and environmental forces better than its competitors.
  5. / ___ capabilities are hard to imitate.
  6. / Strategic and Dynamic Capabilities, if implemented appropriately are what allow organisations to adapt to the ___ environment.
  7. / Who is the leading manufacturer of automobiles?

12 Clues: / ___ capabilities are hard to imitate. • / Who is the leading manufacturer of automobiles? • / What company is known as the "Mercedes Benz of boats"? • / Who has been the greatest band in rock since the 1970's? • / Total ___ management is used in quality-driven organisations. • What is the primary theory behind a customer driven organisation. • ...

Evolutionary Terms 2013-10-17

Evolutionary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The external resemblance of an animal to another animal.
  2. Drift A change in the frequency of in the genes of a population due to changes that happened during natural selection.
  3. Adaptation When an animal adapts to the environment by the way its body is built.
  4. Reproduction The process of nature when only the organisms who are best suited to their environment survive and reproduce.
  5. Selection When humans breed other animals and plants for certain traits.
  6. Structures A structure or organ that within time has either diminished or stopped being useful.
  7. Structures Features of different species that are similar in function but not in structure.
  8. An organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.
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  1. A change in the process of nature or an individual.
  2. Adaptation A change in an organism due to changes in its conditions.
  3. When an animal hides/disguises itself from a predator.
  4. When an organism becomes better suited to the environment during a process of change.
  5. The gradual development of a species over time.
  6. The periodic movement of animals from one place to another.
  7. Selection When organisms adapt to the environment and reproduce.

15 Clues: The gradual development of a species over time. • A change in the process of nature or an individual. • When an animal hides/disguises itself from a predator. • The external resemblance of an animal to another animal. • The periodic movement of animals from one place to another. • Selection When organisms adapt to the environment and reproduce. • ...

Ecology Basics 2021-03-31

Ecology Basics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a characteristic of an organism that helps it to survive in its environment
  2. a relationship between two organisms in which at least one organism benefits from the other
  3. an organism that can make its own food by using energy from the Sun or other inorganic sources
  4. a living organism or its effects on the environment.
  5. a large region of Earth that has a characteristic climate and characteristic kinds of organisms
  6. the series of relationships between a community of organisms and the environment.
  7. all the living things in one ecosystem
  8. the place in which an organism lives
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  1. the job or function of an organism within its ecosystem
  2. an organism that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms and wastes, and then returns the nutrients to the environment
  3. the non-living parts of an environment i.e. water, sunlight
  4. the gradual change of the populations in a given community.
  5. an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms
  6. a group of individual organisms of the same kind living in an ecosystem.
  7. web, a diagram that shows many food chains interacting with each other

15 Clues: the place in which an organism lives • all the living things in one ecosystem • a living organism or its effects on the environment. • the job or function of an organism within its ecosystem • the non-living parts of an environment i.e. water, sunlight • the gradual change of the populations in a given community. • ...

social cultural 2025-01-29

social cultural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feeling disconnect with your family culture wise
  2. having negative thoughts on a certain group of people
  3. actively mistreating a person/people from certain groups
  4. being able to learn and understand the rules of a new environment
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  1. taking in the new environment whilst forgetting and ignoring your old environment
  2. not feeling like you belong in any environment
  3. entering a new environment unlike the one you are used to
  4. after being away from your old environment and re-entering it after some time has passed
  5. attempting to fit in so you are not left out
  6. being able to adapt and take in several cultures at once

10 Clues: attempting to fit in so you are not left out • not feeling like you belong in any environment • feeling disconnect with your family culture wise • having negative thoughts on a certain group of people • being able to adapt and take in several cultures at once • actively mistreating a person/people from certain groups • ...

Science 2020-05-01

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bones or hardened remains of a creature from long ago
  2. A factor that prevent the growth of an ecosystem
  3. A region of earth that has a particular climate and certain types of plants.
  4. Organisms that eat already dead plants and animals
  5. When something is made up of one cell.
  6. The maximum population an ecosystem can reach
  7. A process that involves change in the communities that live in an area
  8. Events that happen over and over again
  9. Trees that keep their leaves year-round
  10. When something has more than one cell.
  11. A model that shows the way energy moves in an ecosystem
  12. A species that moves into an empty environment
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  1. The continuous movement of carbon through Earth's environment and it's living things
  2. The living things in an ecosystem
  3. One of several periods in Earth's history when large numbers of species became extinct at nearly the same time
  4. The continuous movment of water in an environment
  5. Trees that lose leaves when winter comes and grow them back after
  6. A model used to show a feeding relationship in which food chains overlap
  7. Organisms that capture energy and store it in food
  8. The scientific studies of how living things interact with each other and their environment

20 Clues: The living things in an ecosystem • When something is made up of one cell. • Events that happen over and over again • When something has more than one cell. • Trees that keep their leaves year-round • The maximum population an ecosystem can reach • A species that moves into an empty environment • A factor that prevent the growth of an ecosystem • ...

abc 2018-05-11

abc crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a difference in a group of organisms
  2. beneficial; in your favor
  3. process by which an animal becomes fitted into an environment
  4. animals with spine
  5. a historic organisms preserved in petrified form or mold
  6. remains and traces of ancient organism
  7. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
  8. animals without spine
  9. it favors the intermediate variants.
  10. study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species.
  11. OF LIFE all life is related
  12. a form of evidence for evolution
  13. layers of rock
  14. the set of observable characteristics of an individual
  15. believed in differential survival and natural selection
  16. change over time
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  1. describes how a group of organisms share a common ancestor
  2. determines the age of a fossil by the amount of carbon-14
  3. determine how closely related organisms are
  4. believed in desire or will to change; passing of acquired characteristics to offspring
  5. structures in different species with same structures
  6. better adapted organism survive in the environment
  7. extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes
  8. a phenomena that changes the fitness of living organisms within an environment
  9. a change in genetic sequence
  10. layer of rock are able to tell us the age
  11. disguising in an environment
  12. a number of organisms living somewhere
  13. Last Universal Common Ancestor

29 Clues: layers of rock • change over time • animals with spine • animals without spine • beneficial; in your favor • OF LIFE all life is related • a change in genetic sequence • disguising in an environment • Last Universal Common Ancestor • a form of evidence for evolution • a difference in a group of organisms • it favors the intermediate variants. • remains and traces of ancient organism • ...

Ecology 2013-09-16

Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relationship between two organisms, where one organism kills and eats the other
  2. all the living organisms in an ecosytem
  3. relationship between two organisms, where one benefits and the other is unharmed
  4. relationship between two organisms living closely together, where each benefits the other
  5. relationship between organisms that are trying to use the same limited resource
  6. the process by which plants make their food
  7. a non-living factor of the environment
  8. animals that obtain body heat from outside their body
  9. relationship between two organisms, where one organism lives on or in the other and feeds off it
  10. where an organism lives Interdependence/relationship between organisms, where each affects the other’s survival
  11. all the linked food chains in an ecosystem
  12. the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
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  1. organisms that require a ready-made source of food
  2. how well an area supports life
  3. all the factors in an organism’s surroundings that affect it
  4. species that are critical to the survival of an entire ecosystem
  5. a living factor of the environment
  6. a feature that an organism has that enables it to survive
  7. animals that can generate body heat internally
  8. organisms that make food for the community

20 Clues: how well an area supports life • a living factor of the environment • a non-living factor of the environment • all the living organisms in an ecosytem • organisms that make food for the community • all the linked food chains in an ecosystem • the process by which plants make their food • animals that can generate body heat internally • ...

Environmental Science 3205 Chapter 1 Terms 2015-09-25

Environmental Science 3205 Chapter 1 Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ethic view that we are the masters of our environment and can take what we want.
  2. resources that can be used only once.
  3. the aboriginal view of the environment where only what was needed was taken.
  4. the buildup of toxic substances in an organisms.
  5. the solid part of the earth.
  6. the ethic view that nature is best left alone.
  7. all the water on the earth's surface.
  8. a factor that is living.
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  1. the variety of living things in an ecosystem.
  2. people that focus on sustainable resource use.
  3. all the gases surrounding the earth.
  4. organisms at the top of the food chain have more toxins than those at a lower trophic level.
  5. the type of graph that shows human population growth.
  6. a factor that is nonliving.
  7. organisms that break down dead materials.
  8. people that focus on preserving the environment.
  9. the maximum population that an area can hold.
  10. the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
  11. organisms that must eat to survive.
  12. meeting the needs of the present while ensuring needs of the future can be met.
  13. another word for producers.
  14. Each level of a food chain is called this type of level.

22 Clues: a factor that is living. • a factor that is nonliving. • another word for producers. • the solid part of the earth. • organisms that must eat to survive. • all the gases surrounding the earth. • resources that can be used only once. • all the water on the earth's surface. • organisms that break down dead materials. • the variety of living things in an ecosystem. • ...

Ecology vocab crossword 2024-03-20

Ecology vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. interactions between organisms of two different species
  2. the height is always the same.
  3. the number of individuals per unit area or volume
  4. organism that can produce their own food using energy from the environment
  5. consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
  6. an organism that cannot produce its own food
  7. a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and one is unaffected.
  8. long-term ,predictable atmospheric conditions of a specific area
  9. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
  10. non-living factors that impact an ecosystem
  11. introduction into the environment of a substance
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  1. an organism that helps hold the system together of any ecosystem
  2. a group of people living in the same place
  3. environmental condition that limit the growth
  4. a graph showing the number
  5. a resource that can be replenished naturally over time
  6. environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  7. cycle one of several natural cycles
  8. a group of organisms that have a similar feeding mode
  9. measure of gauging human dependence on natural resources
  10. The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or
  11. the movement of organism into a new habitat
  12. close living relationship between organisms from different species
  13. the study of the environment

24 Clues: a graph showing the number • the study of the environment • the height is always the same. • cycle one of several natural cycles • a group of people living in the same place • the movement of organism into a new habitat • non-living factors that impact an ecosystem • an organism that cannot produce its own food • environmental condition that limit the growth • ...

Ecology vocab crossword 2024-03-20

Ecology vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. interactions between organisms of two different species
  2. consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
  3. the number of individuals per unit area or volume
  4. introduction into the environment of a substance
  5. an organism that helps hold the system together of any ecosystem
  6. a resource that can be replenished naturally over time
  7. cycle one of several natural cycles
  8. measure of gauging human dependence on natural resources
  9. close living relationship between organisms from different species
  10. environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  11. environmental condition that limit the growth
  12. organism that can produce their own food using energy from the environment
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  1. a group of organisms that have a similar feeding mode
  2. non-living factors that impact an ecosystem
  3. The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or
  4. a graph showing the number
  5. the study of the environment
  6. a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and one is unaffected.
  7. long-term ,predictable atmospheric conditions of a specific area
  8. an organism that cannot produce its own food
  9. the height is always the same.
  10. the movement of organism into a new habitat
  11. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
  12. resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments
  13. a group of people living in the same place

25 Clues: a graph showing the number • the study of the environment • the height is always the same. • cycle one of several natural cycles • a group of people living in the same place • non-living factors that impact an ecosystem • the movement of organism into a new habitat • an organism that cannot produce its own food • environmental condition that limit the growth • ...

Biology 2024-03-20

Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living organism that shapes its environment
  2. an interacting group of various species in a common location
  3. made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
  4. organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
  5. an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
  6. organisms that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals bodys
  7. organisms that uses energy from their environment to create their own food
  8. any relationship between 2 organisms that live very closely with one another
  9. close relationship 2 species one is benefited and one is harmed
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  1. close relationship where one benefits and the other is not affected
  2. a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area
  3. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
  4. organisms that obtains energy by eating only plants
  5. organism that breaks down straight matter into its chemical exponents
  6. organisms that obtains energy by eating only other animals
  7. close relationship where both organisms are benefited
  8. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  9. a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey
  10. an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances
  11. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

20 Clues: a living organism that shapes its environment • made up of the parts of Earth where life exists • organisms that obtains energy by eating only plants • close relationship where both organisms are benefited • organisms that obtains energy by eating only other animals • an interacting group of various species in a common location • ...

2nd Semester Test 2024-05-09

2nd Semester Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of interpreting the message on mRNA into a polypeptide
  2. A set of three nucleotides on mRNA
  3. The study of ecosystems
  4. Different versions of the same gene
  5. A measure of how well an organism can survive in its environment
  6. Field of biology that classifies organisms
  7. Tightly coiled strand of DNA that contains genes
  8. The theoretical maximum population that a given environment can support
  9. Group of organisms that can successfully interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring
  10. The monomer of nucleic acids
  11. The actual alleles inherited for a gene(genetic makeup)
  12. Living
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  1. The process of biological change in populations over time
  2. Process of cell division for sexual reproduction
  3. 2 of the same alleles
  4. A feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
  5. Aspects of the environment that limit the size a population can reach
  6. Preserved remains of organisms
  7. The physical traits/characteristics seen in an organism
  8. Diagram that shows the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in a cell
  9. The process of copying DNA into a Complimentary strand of mRNA
  10. Section of DNA
  11. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
  12. 2 different alleles
  13. Nonliving

25 Clues: Living • Nonliving • Section of DNA • 2 different alleles • 2 of the same alleles • The study of ecosystems • The monomer of nucleic acids • Preserved remains of organisms • A set of three nucleotides on mRNA • Different versions of the same gene • Field of biology that classifies organisms • Process of cell division for sexual reproduction • ...

Ecology 2022-06-18

Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the living factors of the environment
  2. the relationship between the flea and the dog.
  3. organisms that feed on dead and decaying matter
  4. A raw material required for photosynthesis
  5. The physical factors of the environment
  6. A swarm of bees
  7. the relationship between the nitrogen fixing bacteria and leguminous plants
  8. A group of jaguars, sloths, parrots and plants living together.
  9. __________________ increases the rate of reaction of enzymes and affect other processes such as photosynthesis and transpiration.
  10. a lion hunting a zebra is called a __________.
  11. The interaction of the living organisms and the physical factors of the environment
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  1. corn birds in their nest
  2. a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other does not benefit nor is it harmed.
  3. the role of the species is called the_______.
  4. Loams are the ideal_______.
  5. Organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  6. organism that consumes other organisms as food
  7. A level of a food chain
  8. Organisms that feed on plants for nutrients
  9. chlorophyll molecules trap ______ which helps the process of photosynthesis.
  10. organisms that consume both plants and animals.
  11. study of the living organisms and how it interacts in the environment.
  12. An organism that is being hunted as food

23 Clues: A swarm of bees • A level of a food chain • Loams are the ideal_______. • corn birds in their nest • The physical factors of the environment • An organism that is being hunted as food • A raw material required for photosynthesis • Organisms that feed on plants for nutrients • organisms that consume both plants and animals. • ...

Ecology Vocab 2025-05-15

Ecology Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of the same species living in the same area.
  2. A stable, mature ecosystem that undergoes little change in species.
  3. A species whose presence has a large impact on ecosystem stability.
  4. Non-living physical and chemical components of an environment (e.g., sunlight, temperature, water).
  5. An organism that produces its own food using light or chemical energy.
  6. The development of an ecosystem in an area with no soil.
  7. The global sum of all ecosystems; the zone of life on Earth.
  8. An organism that gets energy by consuming other organisms.
  9. The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  10. All the populations of different species living and interacting in an area.
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  1. An organism that eats producers (herbivore).
  2. Living components of an ecosystem (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria).
  3. The first organisms to colonize a barren environment (e.g., lichens, mosses).
  4. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.
  5. An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients.
  6. A non-native species that spreads and disrupts local ecosystems.
  7. An organism that eats secondary consumers.
  8. The recovery of an ecosystem after a disturbance where soil is already present.
  9. The maximum number of individuals an environment can support.
  10. A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
  11. An individual living thing.

21 Clues: An individual living thing. • An organism that eats secondary consumers. • An organism that eats producers (herbivore). • A group of the same species living in the same area. • A community of organisms and their abiotic environment. • The development of an ecosystem in an area with no soil. • The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • ...

Ecology Study 2022-05-23

Ecology Study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living thing
  2. group of reptiles, with over 6,000 species
  3. an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature
  4. living part of an environment
  5. individual facts, statistics, or items of information, often numeric.
  6. keep under systematic review
  7. area covered by grass
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  1. physical quantity that expresses hot and cold
  2. a community of organisms and their environment
  3. Containing some liquid
  4. not living part of an environment
  5. a small hand-held shovel
  6. Containing no liquid

13 Clues: a living thing • Containing no liquid • area covered by grass • Containing some liquid • a small hand-held shovel • keep under systematic review • living part of an environment • not living part of an environment • group of reptiles, with over 6,000 species • physical quantity that expresses hot and cold • a community of organisms and their environment • ...

Homeostasis 2024-07-19

Homeostasis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Change in an organism's behavior to better suit its environment
  2. Storage form of glucose in the liver and muscles
  3. Process of maintaining an optimal internal temperature
  4. Change in the internal processes of an organism to adapt to its environment
  5. feedback System of receptors, control centers, and effectors that maintain internal conditions
  6. Long fiber that conducts impulses away from the nerve cell body
  7. Chemical messengers that travel through the blood to target organs
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  1. Main component of the nervous system that transmits signals
  2. Hormone that raises blood glucose levels by promoting the conversion of glycogen to glucose
  3. The part of the brain that regulates body temperature, hunger, and thirst
  4. Hormone produced by the pancreas that lowers blood glucose levels
  5. Maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body
  6. Simple sugar that is an important energy source
  7. Gland that secretes insulin and glucagon
  8. potential Electrical signal that travels along a nerve fiber
  9. Change in the physical structure of an organism to adapt to the environment

16 Clues: Gland that secretes insulin and glucagon • Simple sugar that is an important energy source • Storage form of glucose in the liver and muscles • Process of maintaining an optimal internal temperature • Maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body • Main component of the nervous system that transmits signals • ...

Ecology 2024-11-30

Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The upper layer of earth where plants grow.
  2. The act of protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
  3. The ability to do work; often derived from renewable or nonrenewable resources.
  4. A transparent, odorless liquid that is essential for life.
  5. Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources to maintain ecological balance.
  6. The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
  7. An element found in all living things, central to the greenhouse effect.
  8. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
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  1. A biological community of interacting organisms and their environment.
  2. The process by which green plants make their food using sunlight.
  3. The process of converting waste into reusable material.
  4. The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.
  5. The weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period.
  6. Animals that live and grow in natural conditions.
  7. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.

15 Clues: The upper layer of earth where plants grow. • Animals that live and grow in natural conditions. • The process of converting waste into reusable material. • A transparent, odorless liquid that is essential for life. • The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat. • The introduction of harmful substances into the environment. • ...

Biodiversity Crossword 2025-03-12

Biodiversity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce offspring.
  2. – The protection and preservation of natural resources.
  3. – The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
  4. – The long-term weather patterns in an area.
  5. – The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
  6. – The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  7. – A species at risk of extinction.
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  1. – A species that has a significant impact on its ecosystem.
  2. – The permanent disappearance of a species.
  3. – A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
  4. – The natural home or environment of an organism.
  5. – The large-scale removal of trees from forests.
  6. – A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  7. – A species that is introduced to a new area and harms the ecosystem.
  8. Chain – A series of organisms each dependent on the next for food.

15 Clues: – A species at risk of extinction. • – The permanent disappearance of a species. • – The long-term weather patterns in an area. • – The large-scale removal of trees from forests. • – The natural home or environment of an organism. • – The protection and preservation of natural resources. • – A species that has a significant impact on its ecosystem. • ...

APES Chapter Three Vocabulary 2017-09-04

APES Chapter Three Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that sinks into the soil and is stored in slowly flowing and slowly renewed underground reservoirs called aquifers
  2. A thin spherical envelope of gases surrounding the earth’s surface
  3. Populations of different species living in a particular place, and potentially interacting with each other
  4. The science that focuses on how organisms interact with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy
  5. of Energy Diagram representing the flow of energy through each trophic level in a food chain/web.
  6. Form of cellular respiration in which some decomposers get the energy they need through the breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen
  7. Organism that feeds on some or all parts of plants
  8. Consumer organism that feeds on parts of dead organisms, cast-off fragments, and wastes of living organisms.
  9. Made up of all of the water on or near the earth’s surface.
  10. A group of individuals of a same species living in a particular place
  11. Porous, water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that can yield an economically significant amount of water
  12. Cyclic movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and back to the environment
  13. Cyclic movement of sulfur in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and back to the environment
  14. Consumers that, in the process of obtaining their own nutrients, release nutrients from the wastes or remains of plants/animals and then return those nutrients to the soil, water, and air to reuse by producers
  15. A step in the nitrogen cycle. Specialized bacteria in soil combine gaseous N2 with hydrogen to make ammonia
  16. Specialized bacteria in the waterlogged soil and in the bottom sediments of lakes, oceans, swamps, and bogs convert NH3 and NH4+ back into nitrate ions, and then into nitrogen gas (N2)
  17. Parts of the earth’s air, water, and soil where life is found
  18. Process that uses oxygen to convert glucose (or other organic nutrient molecules) back into carbon dioxide and water
  19. Natural effect that releases heat in the atmosphere near the earth’s surface.
  20. Rate at which an ecosystem’s producers capture and store a given amount of chemical energy as biomass in a given length of time
  21. Organism that cannot produce the nutrients they need through photosynthesis and other processes. Instead, they get their nutrients by feeding on other organisms and their remains.
  22. Second layer of the atmosphere, extending about 17-48 kilometers above the earth’s surface.
  23. Consists of the earth’s intensely hot core, a thick mantle composed mostly of rock, and a thin outer crust.
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  1. (occurs to unused ammonia) Specialized soil bacteria convert most of the NH3 and NH4+ in the soil into nitrate ions (NH3-)
  2. A community of different species interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy
  3. Innermost layer of the atmosphere
  4. Animal that can use both plants and other animals as food sources
  5. Biogeochemical cycle that collects, purifies, and distributes the earth’s fixed supply of water from the environment to living organisms and then back to the environment
  6. Cyclic movement of carbon in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment
  7. Rate at which producers use photosynthesis to produce and store chemical energy MINUS the rate at which they use some of this stored chemical energy through aerobic respiration
  8. Organism that uses solar energy or chemical energy to manufacture the organic compounds it needs as nutrients from simple inorganic compounds obtained from its environment
  9. The total dry weight of all living organisms that can be supported at each trophic level in a food chain or web
  10. Animals that feed on animal-eating animals
  11. The elements and compounds that make up nutrients move continually through air, water, soil, rock, and living organisms within ecosystems— as well as in biospheres through these cycles
  12. Nonliving components of an ecosystem
  13. Complex process that takes place in the cells of green plants (sun + water + CO2 = oxygen)
  14. Organism that feeds solely on primary consumers
  15. Freshwater from precipitation and melting ice that flows on the earth’s surface into nearby streams, lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs
  16. Animal that feeds on other animals
  17. The amount of energy that moves through a food chain
  18. Cyclic movement of nitrogen in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and the back to the environment
  19. An individual living being
  20. Series of organisms in which each eats or decomposes the preceding one
  21. Complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationships
  22. A level in an ecosystem that holds organisms of the same function in the food chain and that have the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy
  23. Living components of an ecosystem

46 Clues: An individual living being • Innermost layer of the atmosphere • Living components of an ecosystem • Animal that feeds on other animals • Nonliving components of an ecosystem • Animals that feed on animal-eating animals • Organism that feeds solely on primary consumers • Organism that feeds on some or all parts of plants • ...

Ecology Wordsearch Crossword - Medium 2025-02-05

Ecology Wordsearch Crossword - Medium crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The natural environment where an organism lives.
  2. Organisms like fungi and bacteria that break down dead material.
  3. The system of organizing living things into groups based on similarities.
  4. Factor A living component in an environment, such as plants or animals (two words:6,6).
  5. Any living thing, from tiny bacteria to large animals.
  6. The process by which plants make food using sunlight.
  7. Chain A linear sequence showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another (two words:4,5).
  8. Animals that eat only other animals.
  9. A community of organisms interacting with their environment.
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  1. Factor A non-living element in an environment, like temperature or light (two words:7,6).
  2. Level A position in a food chain or web, indicating an organism's feeding level(two words:7,5).
  3. web A system of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem (two words:4,7).
  4. Animals that eat only plants.
  5. A group of the same species living in the same area.
  6. Animals that eat both plants and other animals.
  7. Organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis.
  8. All the populations of different species living together in an area.

17 Clues: Animals that eat only plants. • Animals that eat only other animals. • Animals that eat both plants and other animals. • The natural environment where an organism lives. • A group of the same species living in the same area. • The process by which plants make food using sunlight. • Any living thing, from tiny bacteria to large animals. • ...

Feelings and Senses 2022-10-25

Feelings and Senses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sense that describes what we feel in our environment
  2. sense that describes what we taste in our environment
  3. emotion that describes not being happy, crying face
  4. sense that describes what we see in our environment
  5. sense that describes the scent of our environment
  6. emotion that describes being mad, upset face
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  1. emotion that describes not understanding, question marks
  2. sense that describes the sounds of our environment
  3. emotion that describes not being serious, funny face
  4. emotion that describes joy, smiley face

10 Clues: emotion that describes joy, smiley face • emotion that describes being mad, upset face • sense that describes the scent of our environment • sense that describes the sounds of our environment • emotion that describes not being happy, crying face • sense that describes what we see in our environment • sense that describes what we feel in our environment • ...

SB5a, SB5b, SB1c 2023-12-28

SB5a, SB5b, SB1c crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plant-like microorganisms that are the primary producers of the aquatic community
  2. a living creature that eats organisms from a different population
  3. Level each step in a food chain
  4. living organisms and nonliving factors of a specific area
  5. Factor the living components (organisms) that shape up the environment
  6. Producer organisms, such as plants and phytoplankton, that can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
  7. a type of heterotrophic plankton that range from microscopic organisms to large species, such as jellyfish.
  8. members of the same species living in the same area
  9. occurs when anaerobic bacteria (chemoautotrophs) break down nitrates and release nitrogen gas back into the environment
  10. organisms that feed on herbivores or other consumers
  11. the amount of dried organic material in an organism
  12. Organisms that cannot make their own food; have to ingest food in order to get energy; also called consumer
  13. the process of creating sugars (food) using energy released from chemical reactions
  14. Pyramid illustrates the flow of energy, biomass, or numbers at each trophic level in an environment
  15. organisms that eat both plants and animals
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  1. organisms that get their energy from breaking down decaying organisms without consuming them
  2. organisms that feed on producers
  3. the portion of the Earth (air, water, and land) where living things exist
  4. chemical substances found in every living thing on Earth
  5. the study of interactions between organisms and the nonliving components of their environment
  6. Nutrient the nutrient which is present in the least quantity in an ecosystem
  7. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemical
  8. the process of converting light, water, and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen
  9. a diverse group of organisms that interact in a common location
  10. Chain one possible feeding relationship in an environment; arrows move in direction of energy flow
  11. animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators
  12. an organism that survives on a diet of dead and decaying plant and animal matter
  13. Cycle the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic factors
  14. Factor a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
  15. Fixation converting nitrogen gas into ammonia by specific bacteria or lightning strikes; ammonia gets into the environment, which is a form organisms can use
  16. an area of land with similar plants, animals, and climate
  17. Web all possible feeding relationships in an environment

32 Clues: Level each step in a food chain • organisms that feed on producers • organisms that eat both plants and animals • members of the same species living in the same area • the amount of dried organic material in an organism • organisms that feed on herbivores or other consumers • chemical substances found in every living thing on Earth • ...