environment Crossword Puzzles
Unit 1 & 2 Review Crossword 2022-10-15
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- the change in the behavior of an organism due to a change in the environment
- the movement of substances other than water into and out of cells
- this organelle fills up the cell and keeps other organelles in their place
- found in only plant cells this organelle creates food for a cell from sunlight
- the movement of materials into and out of cells
- many tissues working together to perform a specific function
- a change in the environment that causes an organism to respond
- a living thing that can sustain its own life
- the organelle where cell transport (osmosis and diffusion) takes place
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- a beneficial characteristic that helps an organism survive in its given environment
- the last name of the scientist who is responsible for naming cells
- the ability to maintain a stable internal environment
- an equal amount of a substance is both inside a cell and outside the cell
- this organelle is the information center for a cell
- this organelle stores food, water and waste for a cell
- the organelle that creates energy for a cell
- the movement of water into and out of cells
- many organs working together to perform one or more functions
- many similar cells working together to perform a specific function
- the smallest unit of life
20 Clues: the smallest unit of life • the movement of water into and out of cells • the organelle that creates energy for a cell • a living thing that can sustain its own life • the movement of materials into and out of cells • this organelle is the information center for a cell • the ability to maintain a stable internal environment • ...
Ch 5:Membrane Transport 2018-10-01
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- Diffusion of water across a selectively-permeable membrane
- Diffusion 2 types of passive transport are diffusion and ______ diffusion
- Energy needed for active transport
- Coupling of the "downhill" diffusion of one substance to the "uphill" transport of another against its own concentration gradient
- Plant cell in a hypertonic environment
- Chain "flags" on outside surface of cell membrane
- Cells take up some substances and exclude others
- How solid material enters the cell
- Preferred environment for a plant cell
- Potentials Stored up energy that can be used to help make ATP an transmit nerve impulses
- Movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration
- Animal cell in a hypotonic environment
- Regulates fluidity in the cell membrane
- molecules that are small enough move across the cell membrane easily
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- How material exits the cell
- Charge inside the cell after sodium-potassium pump
- Integral proteins that span the entire membrane
- Phospholipids have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions
- Endocytosis that is very specific
- _____, charged, or large molecules don't move across the cell membrane
- How liquid material enters the cell
- Proteins that penetrate the hydrophobic region of the lipid bilayer
- Proteins not embedded in membrane
- Preferred environment for an animal cell
24 Clues: How material exits the cell • Endocytosis that is very specific • Proteins not embedded in membrane • Energy needed for active transport • How solid material enters the cell • How liquid material enters the cell • Plant cell in a hypertonic environment • Preferred environment for a plant cell • Animal cell in a hypotonic environment • Regulates fluidity in the cell membrane • ...
Biosphere crossword 2019-12-05
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- both organisms' benefit
- All the species of animals together are this
- One organism suffers while the other benefits
- richness of nutrients in the body of water
- colonization of a species in an environment
- A group of different plants and animals
- species first species to colonize and environment
- organism that gets energy from another source
- a community of interacting organisms
- a role an organism has in an environment
- organism that makes its own food
- Animal that only eats meat
- large natural community
- Organism that eats dead organisms
- capacity number of organisms, a region can support
- the natural home of an animal
- living thing
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- nonliving thing in an environment
- were one organism benefits and the others are not harmed
- What an organism changes to survive in certain places
- process in living organisms that makes energy
- the process when plants make their own food
- something that is a result from a process
- animal that eats plants and meat
- The preying of animals on another
- Organism that only eats plants
- factor A factor that limits an organism
- interaction between 2 organisms
- group of living things consisting of similar induvial
- invisible gases
30 Clues: living thing • invisible gases • both organisms' benefit • large natural community • 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 • nonliving thing in an environment • The preying of animals on another • ...
Biodiversity Vocab Crossword 2023-06-14
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- System of interlocking food chains
- a non-native species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal, or plant health
- Plants that make food from sunlight
- An organism that only eats plants
- An organism that eats primary producers
- An organism that eats primary consumers
- Study of how organisms interact with others and their environment
- A nonliving thing that affects the environment (Water, air, ground, fire)
- An organism that eats both plants and animals
- A biological system of interacting organisms
- Variety of life around the world or in 1 ecosystem
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- A thing that eats dead things for energy
- An organism that only eats other animals
- An organism that eats secondary consumers
- the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment involves incorporating carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels.
- A graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
- A living thing that affects the environment (Predator and prey)
- species A species that other species depend on (for food or for protection
- An organism that makes its own food
- An organism that eats others for food
20 Clues: An organism that only eats plants • System of interlocking food chains • Plants that make food from sunlight • An organism that makes its own food • An organism that eats others for food • An organism that eats primary producers • An organism that eats primary consumers • A thing that eats dead things for energy • An organism that only eats other animals • ...
Principles of Ecology 2023-09-24
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- the portion of the earth that supports life
- one organism, consuming another organism for food
- factors the living factor in an organisms environment
- the cat is the predator, and the _______ is the prey
- a biological community, and all the abiotic factors that affect it
- a relationship in which two organisms live together in close association
- is the role an organism has in its environment
- a relationship between two species that live together and benefit from each other
- individual organisms of the same species living in the same geographic location
- the nonliving factor in an organisms environment
- scientist, who study ecology
- introduced the word ecology
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- occurs when organisms need to use the same resources at the same time
- the study of the interaction between organisms and their environment
- a relationship in which one organism benefits, and another organism is harmed
- does not kill the host
- a relationship in which one organism is helped and the other other organism is not harmed or helped
- an area where organisms live
- community a group of populations that interact in the same geographic area at the same time
- a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of biological communities
20 Clues: does not kill the host • introduced the word ecology • an area where organisms live • scientist, who study ecology • the portion of the earth that supports life • is the role an organism has in its environment • the nonliving factor in an organisms environment • one organism, consuming another organism for food • the cat is the predator, and the _______ is the prey • ...
Biology 2024-03-20
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- a living organism that shapes its environment
- an interacting group of various species in a common location
- made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
- organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
- an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
- organisms that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals bodys
- organisms that uses energy from their environment to create their own food
- any relationship between 2 organisms that live very closely with one another
- close relationship 2 species one is benefited and one is harmed
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- close relationship where one benefits and the other is not affected
- a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area
- a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- organisms that obtains energy by eating only plants
- organism that breaks down straight matter into its chemical exponents
- organisms that obtains energy by eating only other animals
- close relationship where both organisms are benefited
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey
- an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances
- 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 • ...
Unit 3: DNA, Genes, Proteins 2023-10-18
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- specific characteristic or an individual
- an atom that can be found on the periodic table
- organelle responsible for manufacturing proteins
- made up of amino acids; many functions; building blocks of organisms
- subunit of nucleic acid formed a simple sugar: ex A, T, C, G
- inherited character that enhances an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
- basic structural and functional unit of all life
- center of a cell or atom; manages cellular function; contains DNA
- building blocks of proteins
- microscopic, unicellular organism w/o a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles
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- a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
- regulation of organism's internal environment: results in sweating, shivering, etc.
- meaning little organ; specialized cell structure that carries out specific functions; ex: mitochondria
- rapid increase in numbers
- meaning true nucleus; complex cell with membrane bound organelles
- twisted ladder; shape of DNA
- 5-carbon sugar molecule; phosphate backbone of DNA molecule
- production of offspring
- anything that has or once had characteristics of life
- macromolecule that stores adn communicates genetic information
- heredity changes in groups of living organisms overtime
- nonliving factors in an organisms environment ex: soil, water, temperature
- any living factor in an organisms environment
23 Clues: production of offspring • rapid increase in numbers • building blocks of proteins • twisted ladder; shape of DNA • specific characteristic or an individual • any living factor in an organisms environment • an atom that can be found on the periodic table • organelle responsible for manufacturing proteins • basic structural and functional unit of all life • ...
Review Unit 4 2024-11-05
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- Level - Each step in a food chain or food web.
- Chain - A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
- - The uppermost layer of vegetation in a forest ecosystem.
- - A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- - Introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
- - Organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.
- Species - Non-native species that disrupts the balance of an ecosystem.
- - Increase in concentration of a toxin as it moves up through trophic levels.
- - The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- - An organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.
- - An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
- - An animal that hunts other animals for food.
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- - A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together.
- - Process by which plants convert sunlight into food.
- - The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- - A toxin that can accumulate in reef fish and cause illness if eaten by humans.
- - At risk of extinction.
- - The build-up of toxic substances in an organism over time.
- - Relating to water ecosystems, such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
- - An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.
20 Clues: - At risk of extinction. • Level - Each step in a food chain or food web. • - An animal that hunts other animals for food. • - An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators. • - An organism that eats other organisms for energy. • - Process by which plants convert sunlight into food. • - The uppermost layer of vegetation in a forest ecosystem. • ...
Geography and Earth Sciences 2025-06-11
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- Release of gases or substances into the air
- Measure of environmental impact
- Reprocessing materials to make new products
- Existing in or caused by nature
- Resource that can be replenished naturally
- Science dealing with Earth's physical structure and substances
- Returning something to its former condition
- Meeting present needs without harming future generations
- Presence of harmful substances in the environment
- Decline in quality of land, water, or air
- Visible features of an area of land
- Keeping something in its original or existing state
- Long-term weather patterns in a region
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- Community of organisms and their physical environment
- Action to reduce severity of environmental impact
- Protection and preservation of natural resources
- Element associated with fossil fuels and emissions
- Animals living in their natural environment
- Clearing of forests for other land uses
- Structure or effect that traps heat
- Contamination of air, water, or soil
- Natural home of a plant or animal
- Study of Earth's physical features and human activity
- Natural materials used for economic gain
- Specific area defined by natural or cultural features
- Physical features of a stretch of land
- Variety of life in a particular ecosystem
- Adjustment to environmental changes
- Surroundings or conditions in which living things exist
- Grown or produced without synthetic chemicals
30 Clues: Measure of environmental impact • Existing in or caused by nature • Natural home of a plant or animal • Structure or effect that traps heat • Adjustment to environmental changes • Visible features of an area of land • Contamination of air, water, or soil • Physical features of a stretch of land • Long-term weather patterns in a region • ...
Environmental Science Review 2021-02-22
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- The idea that human released pollutants are causing a rapid change in the earth's long-term weather and short-term events (stronger storms, for example)
- living part of the environment
- Growth where there is a period of exponential growth but it levels off around the carrying capacity later
- Nonliving part of an environment
- The role or job an organism has within its environment
- An approach to using resources and energy so that they are not used up
- How matter (like carbon and water) moves through the earth's different systems (life, geology, hydrology, atmosphere)
- Energy derived from atoms radioactively decaying
- A group of fuels made from long-dead plants and animals that have been compressed underground
- Period when humanity began to use coal and other fossil fuels to provide energy, resulting in a massive socio-economic change
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- growth When the rate of growth keeps increasing with population size
- Ethic that views all life as equal when making changes to the environment
- Ethic that views human needs as more important than other living things
- Where an organism lives
- Act from Congress that requires businesses to pay to clean up hazardous waste they left in the environment
- Energy derived from volcanic activity that heats underground water
- How many of one species an ecosystem can sustain without being degraded
17 Clues: Where an organism lives • living part of the environment • Nonliving part of an environment • Energy derived from atoms radioactively decaying • The role or job an organism has within its environment • Energy derived from volcanic activity that heats underground water • growth When the rate of growth keeps increasing with population size • ...
Natural Selection 2021-03-13
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- the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
- selection only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
- an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
- type of reproduction that involves two individuals
- the passing of traits
- the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
- drift the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
- Darwin best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
- product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
- provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
- how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
- difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
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- a specific characteristic of an organism
- change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
- means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
- selection process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
- a random change to genetic material
- biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
- occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
- type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes
20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes • ...
Ecology Cafe Final Project- Crossword 2022-05-18
Across
- anything that limits the living and non-living organism.
- Something is living in an ecosystem where it obtains types of food, shelter, water, and temperature in its home/habitat.
- The living things in an environment.
- many of the same population in the same area.
- Areas with close ecosystems and climates are called biomes.
- An ecosystem is the features of living and non-living in an environment.
- What is the study of the interactions among organisms and their environments?
- A close relationship between animals which includes mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
- Eats plants and producers
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- A meat-eater that also eats herbivores, omnivores, and other carnivores.
- Organisms that live together.
- The non-living things in an environment.
- The number of organisms that an ecosystem can support over time.
- Something is living in an ecosystem where it obtains types of food shelter, water, and temperature in its home/habitat.
- Which biome has moderate rainfall and 4 seasons?
- Eats both producers(plants)and consumers (animals).
- The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth are occupied by living organisms.
- Organisms that produce their own food.
- The organism that is being hunted by the predator.
- The way an organism survives and its job in the environment.
20 Clues: Eats plants and producers • Organisms that live together. • The living things in an environment. • Organisms that produce their own food. • The non-living things in an environment. • many of the same population in the same area. • Which biome has moderate rainfall and 4 seasons? • The organism that is being hunted by the predator. • ...
Ecology Vocabulary Worksheet 2024-10-22
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- all the populations of different species living and interacting in an area
- the sequence of who eats whom in an ecosystem
- living things in an environment
- the largest population an environment can support at any given time
- a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
- organisms that eat primary producers
- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- where life exists
- a network of food chains
- organisms that eat secondary consumers
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- nonliving things in the environment
- a community of organisms and the abiotic things of the community
- a group of individuals of the same species living together
- a living thing
- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits, but the other is harmed
- an organism eating all or part of another organism
- the position an organism holds in a food chain
- a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
- organisms that use sunlight or hot deep-sea vents directly to make food
- an organism's home
- organisms that eat primary consumers
- a large group of ecosystems with similar rainfall, temperature, and altitude
- the study of the relationships between living things and their environment
- an organism killed and eaten by another organism
24 Clues: a living thing • where life exists • an organism's home • a network of food chains • living things in an environment • nonliving things in the environment • organisms that eat primary consumers • organisms that eat primary producers • organisms that eat secondary consumers • the sequence of who eats whom in an ecosystem • the position an organism holds in a food chain • ...
Ecology vocab crossword 2024-03-20
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- a graph showing the number
- close living relationship between organisms from different species
- measure of gauging human dependence on natural resources
- consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
- introduction into the environment of a substance
- non-living factors that impact an ecosystem
- an organism that helps hold the system together of any ecosystem
- environmental condition that limit the growth
- a group of people living in the same place
- resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments
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- organism that can produce their own food using energy from the environment
- a resource that can be replenished naturally over time
- an organism that cannot produce its own food
- the movement of organism into a new habitat
- the number of individuals per unit area or volume
- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- cycle one of several natural cycles
- The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or
- the height is always the same.
- environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and one is unaffected.
- a group of organisms that have a similar feeding mode
- the study of the environment
- interactions between organisms of two different species
- long-term ,predictable atmospheric conditions of a specific area
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 • 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 2022-06-18
Across
- the living factors of the environment
- the relationship between the flea and the dog.
- organisms that feed on dead and decaying matter
- A raw material required for photosynthesis
- The physical factors of the environment
- A swarm of bees
- the relationship between the nitrogen fixing bacteria and leguminous plants
- A group of jaguars, sloths, parrots and plants living together.
- __________________ increases the rate of reaction of enzymes and affect other processes such as photosynthesis and transpiration.
- a lion hunting a zebra is called a __________.
- The interaction of the living organisms and the physical factors of the environment
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- corn birds in their nest
- a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other does not benefit nor is it harmed.
- the role of the species is called the_______.
- Loams are the ideal_______.
- Organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
- organism that consumes other organisms as food
- A level of a food chain
- Organisms that feed on plants for nutrients
- chlorophyll molecules trap ______ which helps the process of photosynthesis.
- organisms that consume both plants and animals.
- study of the living organisms and how it interacts in the environment.
- 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 Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-25
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- An organism's reaction to the environment
- Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
- Area that provides & protects living things
- A living thing in an ecosystem.
- Increase in size and complexity of organisms.
- Plant and animal cells making energy
- This fish was deliberately introduced to Africa's Lake Victoria.
- The smallest unit that is able to perform the basic functions of life.
- Biological process by which new individual organisms - "offspring" are created.
- All the living and non-living things that interact in a particular environment.
- A nonliving physical or chemical part of an ecosystem.
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- The movement of water through the environment.
- The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
- An individual living thing, made up of one or many cells.
- Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
- Plants absorb Fixed Nitrogen from where?
- 78% of air is what gas?
- The movement of carbon through Earth's atmosphere and the ecosystems
- The change from a gas to a liquid
- The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
- The scientific study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
- Where do animals get carbon and nitrogen?
22 Clues: 78% of air is what gas? • A living thing in an ecosystem. • The change from a gas to a liquid • Plant and animal cells making energy • Plants absorb Fixed Nitrogen from where? • An organism's reaction to the environment • Where do animals get carbon and nitrogen? • Area that provides & protects living things • Increase in size and complexity of organisms. • ...
0116 2026-03-31
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- to discover or notice something
- a system of living things and their environment
- to react to something
- to copy the behavior or appearance of something
- animals living in nature
- to let something go into the wild
- to catch an animal or person
- species animals or plants that harm a new environment
- to bring something into a country
- to move closer to something
- a stable condition where things work well together
- a danger or risk
- a device that detects changes like heat or movement
- a sign or message that gives information
- the use of science to solve problems
- to follow the movement of something
- to keep something safe from harm
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- a person who studies science
- a way of doing something
- to move and increase over an area
- a very large snake found in tropical areas
- looking like something real
- animals animals living in nature, not kept by humans
- a group of similar animals or plants
- the natural world around us
- a machine that can perform tasks automatically
- the number of animals or people in an area
- a device used to take pictures or videos
- the protection of animals and the environment
- an answer to a problem
30 Clues: a danger or risk • to react to something • an answer to a problem • a way of doing something • animals living in nature • looking like something real • the natural world around us • to move closer to something • a person who studies science • to catch an animal or person • to discover or notice something • to keep something safe from harm • to move and increase over an area • ...
Bronfenbrenner Theory Puzzle 2015-12-05
Across
- Urie Bronfenbrenner was married to a woman named _____ Price.
- The ecological systems are also called ____________.
- Bronfenbrenner moved to the US when he was ____.
- The macrosystem involves your ethnicity and your _______.
- He died at age ____.
- Direct Environment (Family, Friends, Classmates.)
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- The exosystem is an ______ environment
- There are _______ systems.
- Indirect changes that happen in a person's lifetime.
- How the ideas and attitudes of your culture affect you.
- The indirect environment
- or events that influence the child's socialization.)
- Urie Bronfenbrenner went to _____ different universities.
- The Chronosystem may not affect you _______ but later on.
- Bronfenbrenner had ____ children
- The relationship between the
16 Clues: He died at age ____. • The indirect environment • There are _______ systems. • The relationship between the • Bronfenbrenner had ____ children • The exosystem is an ______ environment • Bronfenbrenner moved to the US when he was ____. • Direct Environment (Family, Friends, Classmates.) • Indirect changes that happen in a person's lifetime. • ...
Environmental Science 2021-01-29
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- The surrounding in which you live.
- Biological community.
- Same as clear cutting.
- The ability to be maintained at a certain rate.
- Weather conditions.
- Relating to agriculture.
- The study between plants, animals and people and their environment.
- Cutting down and removing every tree.
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- Harmful to the environment.
- To plough along of the contour.
- germs.
- An energy source not replenished as fast as its used.
- Relating to the sun.
13 Clues: germs. • Weather conditions. • Relating to the sun. • Biological community. • Same as clear cutting. • Relating to agriculture. • Harmful to the environment. • To plough along of the contour. • The surrounding in which you live. • Cutting down and removing every tree. • The ability to be maintained at a certain rate. • An energy source not replenished as fast as its used. • ...
Ecology Chapters 1&2 2021-04-16
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- a relationship of living things as food sources for other living things
- to move around without a particular direction or purpose
- an animal that lives by hunting other animals
- to begin to grow
- everything in a particular environment, both living and nonliving
- can only be seen with a microscope
- a vitamin or mineral that helps living things stay healthy
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- large in size
- a yellow substance made by plants that is carried to other plants of the same kind to make seeds
- a way to protect against harm
- the top point
- natural surroundings
- a living thing
- to move quickly across something
- animals that are hunted by other animals for food
- the ability to continue living
- the study of relationships between living things and their environment
- a young tree
- to keep safe from harm
19 Clues: a young tree • large in size • the top point • a living thing • to begin to grow • natural surroundings • to keep safe from harm • a way to protect against harm • the ability to continue living • to move quickly across something • can only be seen with a microscope • an animal that lives by hunting other animals • animals that are hunted by other animals for food • ...
Le Climate Change Gastro Pub 2024-12-17
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- group of individuals that inhabit a specific
- returning an ecosystem or habitat to its original function Habitat
- grassland ecosystem
- type of wetland with woody plants
- wetlands covered with herbaceous plants
- maintaining and protecting the environment
- group of species that live in the same area
- social place
- cold and treeless biome with permafrost and little
- geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater
- areas where water covers the soil and support aquatic plants
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- the deterioration of the natural
- study of interactions between organisms and their environment
- layer of gases surrounding a planet
- Rainforest dense forest located near the equator
- natural environment where organisms live
- large mass of ice
- Forest, forest biome with trees that shed
- dry area with extreme high temperatures
- Chain organisms eaten by the next in the chain
20 Clues: social place • large mass of ice • grassland ecosystem • the deterioration of the natural • type of wetland with woody plants • layer of gases surrounding a planet • wetlands covered with herbaceous plants • dry area with extreme high temperatures • natural environment where organisms live • Forest, forest biome with trees that shed • maintaining and protecting the environment • ...
Biodiversity & Plants 2018-06-07
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- Controls all cell activities.
- Technique to gather organisms using a net: "... netting".
- Scientists use these to identify unkown things in the environment: "... keys"
- Plants produce this chemical using light energy.
- Absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- Process in which green plants make their own food.
- Range of living things in an ecosystem.
- Plants breathe that gas in: "... dioxide".
- Controls what enters and exits the cell: "cell ...".
- Chemical Used to test if starch is present.
- Technique to explore and research what is within an environment.
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- Maintains structure of plant cell: "cell ...".
- Tool to estimate the population of living things in an environment.
- Plants convert light energy into this type of energy: "... energy".
- Where all cell reactions take place.
- Plants breathe that gas out.
- Stores water and cell sap.
- Fancy name for chopping down more trees than can grow to replace them.
- Method to find organisms living in trees: "tree ...".
- Fancy name for the environment in which a particular animal or organism lives.
- Fancy name for the community of living and non-living things.
- The long string of sugar bits that plants use to store energy.
- A healing use of plants.
- Technique to collect organisms living in leaf litter: "... traps".
24 Clues: A healing use of plants. • Stores water and cell sap. • Plants breathe that gas out. • Controls all cell activities. • Where all cell reactions take place. • Range of living things in an ecosystem. • Absorbs light energy for photosynthesis. • Plants breathe that gas in: "... dioxide". • Chemical Used to test if starch is present. • ...
Natural Selection 2021-03-13
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- how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
- a specific characteristic of an organism
- biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
- drift the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
- the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
- an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
- type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes
- the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
- occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
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- difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
- selection process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
- provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
- selection only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
- product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
- the passing of traits
- change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
- means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
- type of reproduction that involves two individuals
- Darwin best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
- a random change to genetic material
20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes • ...
Natural Selection 2021-03-13
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- change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
- the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
- how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
- occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
- a random change to genetic material
- the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
- only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
- biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
- type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes
- product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
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- means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
- process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
- provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
- best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
- the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
- a specific characteristic of an organism
- an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
- difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
- type of reproduction that involves two individuals
- the passing of traits
20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • best known for his contributions to the science of evolution • ...
Biology 2022-05-12
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- any environmental or physical pressure that elicits a response from an organism
- Evolutionary process that fits an organism to its environment
- interaction between organisms where both require the same resources
- when there are not enough resources in an environment for organisms
- measure of how well peoples genes account for differences in traits
- A theory that all organisms came from the same place and evolved to suit their environments
- a gene that is shown as a phenotype, or physical trait
- branch of biology relating to the function of organs and organ systems
- successive stage of natural organism
- creator of the evolution theory
- difference in DNA between organisms or populations
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- specific arrangement of continuing objects
- average contribution to the gene pool
- process where organisms adapt to their environments
- made up of dna strands
- Change of activity in an organism to stimulus
- the study of the size shape and structure of plants and animals in an environment
- process that uses lab equipment to alter the DNA of organisms
- something that occurs when a DNA strand is changed in a way to alter the message of a gene
- when one organism is dominating the food tree in it's given environment
20 Clues: made up of dna strands • creator of the evolution theory • successive stage of natural organism • average contribution to the gene pool • specific arrangement of continuing objects • Change of activity in an organism to stimulus • difference in DNA between organisms or populations • process where organisms adapt to their environments • ...
Ecology 2022-08-31
Across
- The animal hunted and killed by its predator
- An animal which kills and eats an animal
- Part of earth that supports life
- When 2 or more organisms fight for a resource that is in short supply.
- The act of killing and eating another animal for food.
- The position of an organism in a food chain
- The functional role of an organism
- A non- living factor
- Feeding relationship between organisms in which energy is transferred.
- The wise management of the environment or organisms
- An organism which feeds on the primary producer.
- An active physical confrontation between 2 organisms in which only one wins the resource
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- An organism which lives in or on another causing it harm.
- The decaying of a dead organism
- An animal that feeds on plants only.
- An animal that feeds on animals only
- Interconnected food chains
- Consumer An organism which feeds on the secondary consumer.
- Factors relating to the soil
- An organism which makes its own food
- The harmful addition to the environment
- (Place) where a species lives
- Living (organism’s influence on another organism)
- An animal that eats both animals and plants.
- Study of the interaction between organisms themselves and their environment.
- Organisms and their (interactions with) environment
26 Clues: A non- living factor • Interconnected food chains • Factors relating to the soil • (Place) where a species lives • The decaying of a dead organism • Part of earth that supports life • The functional role of an organism • An animal that feeds on plants only. • An animal that feeds on animals only • An organism which makes its own food • The harmful addition to the environment • ...
Ecosystems 2022-10-26
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- Shows how several food chains connect and overlap
- Eats plants and animals
- A body part or behavior that helps an organism meet its needs in its environment
- The movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again
- A diagram that shows the amount of food energy at each level in the feeding order
- All the populations that live in the same area
- Groups of living things and the environment they live in
- Eats only plants
- Shows one pathway for food energy from organism to organism
- Feed on the wastes of plants and animals or on their remains after they die
- A group of the same species living in the same place at the same time
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- Everything that surrounds and affects an animal, including living and nonliving things
- Any living thing; plant, animal or fungus
- Living things that make their own food
- A period when an animal goes into a long, deep “sleep”
- Eats only animals
- Eat other living things for energy
- An animal’s or color or pattern that helps it blend with its surroundings
- An organism that preys on and eats animals
- An organism caught or hunted for food
- An environment that meets the needs of an organism
21 Clues: Eats only plants • Eats only animals • Eats plants and animals • Eat other living things for energy • An organism caught or hunted for food • Living things that make their own food • Any living thing; plant, animal or fungus • An organism that preys on and eats animals • All the populations that live in the same area • Shows how several food chains connect and overlap • ...
Unit 9 Vocabulary 2023-09-14
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- Group of individuals of the same species that live together
- Process in which organisms with certain traits survive and reproduce
- Variety of living things in an area
- Presence of too many individuals for available resources
- An organism that eats others
- Removing more than a population can produce
- Quality of not being harmful to the environment
- When two or more individuals try to use the same resource
- Living
- Surroundings in which a person or animal lives and operates
- Not living
- Largest population an environment can support
- Substace in the environment required by an organism for growth
- Resources that limit the size the of population
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- Characteristic that helps survive
- Dependence on two or more people on each other
- Pollution resulting from many sources
- Human-made structure underwater
- Surroundingsnity of organisms
- Single identifiable source of pollution
- Organisms that make their own food
- Precipitation that runs over the land
- All the populations of species in a given area
- Characteristic determined by inheritance pass on from parent to offspring
- Change in behavior as a result of experience
- Feeding relationships in animals
- Differences in traits
- Study of interactions of living organisms
- Role a population plays in its community
29 Clues: Living • Not living • Differences in traits • An organism that eats others • Surroundingsnity of organisms • Human-made structure underwater • Feeding relationships in animals • Characteristic that helps survive • Organisms that make their own food • Variety of living things in an area • Pollution resulting from many sources • Precipitation that runs over the land • ...
dfdfd 2024-02-10
Across
- Reuse discarded objects or materials to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
- Share a car journey so as to reduce carbon emissions
- Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
- Protection, preservation, or restoration of the natural environment
- Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain ecological balance
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- Last name of Earth Day's founder
- Emissions that contribute to global warming
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- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- The action of clearing a wide area of trees
- Type of energy that comes from sources that naturally replenish
- Energy derived from the sun's rays
- A global issue Earth Day aims to combat
- Relating to farming without the use of artificial chemicals
- The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance harmful to living organisms
- Turning waste into reusable materials
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
- Wild animals collectively; the native fauna of a region
- A layer in the earth's stratosphere containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
20 Clues: Last name of Earth Day's founder • Energy derived from the sun's rays • Turning waste into reusable materials • A global issue Earth Day aims to combat • The action of clearing a wide area of trees • Emissions that contribute to global warming • Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • Share a car journey so as to reduce carbon emissions • ...
Ecology Vocab 2024-04-05
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- "The hunter"
- The order of an ecosystem where one living organism eats another
- The worldwide sum of all ecosystems
- The natural science of relationships among living organisms
- A living organism that shapes its environment
- Any living thing that functions as an individual
- An organism that harbors parasites
- Organism that can make their own energy
- Organism that eats other organisms for energy (synonym of the other)
- A type of carnivore that eats dead organisms
- A biological system of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- Meat-eating organism
- Organism that eats other organisms for energy
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- Group of individuals of the same species living in the same area
- A complex network of interconnecting food chains
- An organism (ex: fungi) that breaks down dead plant/animal matter
- A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- The natural home or environment of an organism (provides them with resources)
- Organism that can make their own energy (synonym of the other)
- The hierarchical position of an organism in their food chain
- Plant-eating organism
- Plant-and-animal-eating organism
- Where an organism benefits off of another, at the expense of the other
- A group of two/more different populations living in the same area
- "The hunted"
25 Clues: "The hunter" • "The hunted" • Meat-eating organism • Plant-eating organism • Plant-and-animal-eating organism • An organism that harbors parasites • The worldwide sum of all ecosystems • Organism that can make their own energy • A type of carnivore that eats dead organisms • A living organism that shapes its environment • Organism that eats other organisms for energy • ...
Ecology Vocab 2024-04-24
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- A group of organisms, all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
- Helps maintain ecological balance
- All the living organisms that inhabit (to live/occupy) an environment
- When one species benefits and the other species is neither benefited nor harmed
- Occurs in an area where NO community has ever been.
- The study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment.
- When both species benefit from one another
- All the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things that interact with each other
- An individual living thing that has all the characteristics of life.
- When one organisms benefits while the other organism is harmed
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- Occurs in a place where an ecosystem has already existed.
- When organisms work together
- Close and permanent association among organisms of different species
- Nonliving parts of an organism’s environment.
- Feeds on other living things
- The place where a plant or animal lives.
- An organism's role and position it has in its environment
- The portion of Earth that supports life
- Organism that is fed upon by predators
- Two or more organisms seek the same limited resource
- All the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time.
21 Clues: When organisms work together • Feeds on other living things • Helps maintain ecological balance • Organism that is fed upon by predators • The portion of Earth that supports life • The place where a plant or animal lives. • When both species benefit from one another • Nonliving parts of an organism’s environment. • Occurs in an area where NO community has ever been. • ...
Ecology Part 1 2023-02-28
Across
- the mass or weight of living tissue
- an animal that naturally preys on others
- an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
- the visible features of an area of land
- the North American bison
- animals or plants from another region of the world that don't belong in their new environment.
- make up the second trophic level
- takes place when energy moves from one place to another
- the biological variation that occurs within species
- the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
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- organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
- interaction between organisms or species in which both require a resource that is in limited supply.
- factor a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
- occurs when animals are exposed to the same stimuli repeatedly, and eventually stop responding to that stimulus
- a geographical region in Africa
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- goal-directed and innate patterns of behavior that are not the result of learning or experience.
20 Clues: the North American bison • a geographical region in Africa • make up the second trophic level • the mass or weight of living tissue • the visible features of an area of land • an animal that naturally preys on others • the biological variation that occurs within species • organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms • ...
Block 4a Obj 1a 2023-03-12
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- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Net loss of mass involving speed changes.
- Linear component of speed of an object moving in a circular path.
- A force that refers to an objects tendency to remain in a straight path.
- Net gain of mass involving merging of a wind field.
- Winds that are commonly behind a jet max or upstream of a trough axis.
- A parcel moving from a low friction environment to a high friction environment ______.
- Vertical temperature change.
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- Horizontal temperature change.
- Irreversible process involving precipitation.
- Winds that are commonly ahead of a jet max or upstream of a ridge axis.
- Net loss of mass involving spreading out of a wind field.
- A force directing an object in a curved path
- When a parcel is moving faster than what it needs to maintain balance it is _____.
- A parcel moving from a high friction environment to a low friction environment ______.
- When a parcel is moving slower than what it needs to maintain balance it is _____.
- A coordinate system where the axes move with wind flow.
- Net gain of mass involving speed changes.
- Irreversible process involving heat exchange caused by direct contact.
- A coordinate system that forms the basis for all coordinate systems.
- Reversible process associated with free convection.
21 Clues: Newton's First Law of Motion • Vertical temperature change. • Horizontal temperature change. • Net loss of mass involving speed changes. • Net gain of mass involving speed changes. • A force directing an object in a curved path • Irreversible process involving precipitation. • Net gain of mass involving merging of a wind field. • ...
babababababa pollution ain't cool, man 2025-03-04
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- – A substance that pollutes the environment.
- – Describes substances that can harm ecosystems, often found in acid rain.
- – The presence of harmful substances in the environment.
- – Harmful substances in the environment.
- – The long-term weather patterns, affected by pollution like carbon emissions.
- – A community of living organisms and their environment, affected by pollution.
- – A synthetic material that is a major contributor to land and marine pollution.
- – A mixture of smoke and fog, typically found in cities.
- – The clearing of forests, contributing to environmental pollution.
- – Fine black particles produced by burning organic matter, a form of air pollution.
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- – Tiny particles that can pollute the air, often produced by combustion.
- – A site for waste disposal, contributing to pollution if not properly managed.
- – Refers to fossil fuels, which are a major source of pollution.
- – Substances used in industrial processes that can cause pollution.
- – Gases or particles released into the air, often from vehicles or factories.
- – Unwanted or unusable materials, often contributing to pollution.
- – Harmful or poisonous to living things.
- – A chemical element that contributes to global warming when released in excess.
- – A layer in the atmosphere that protects against UV radiation, affected by pollution.
- – Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.
20 Clues: – Harmful substances in the environment. • – Harmful or poisonous to living things. • – A substance that pollutes the environment. • – The presence of harmful substances in the environment. • – A mixture of smoke and fog, typically found in cities. • – Refers to fossil fuels, which are a major source of pollution. • ...
Ecology Part 1 2023-03-16
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- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- the visible features of an area of land
- animals or plants from another region of the world that don't belong in their new environment.
- a geographical region in Africa
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- interaction between organisms or species in which both require a resource that is in limited supply.
- the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent
- occurs when animals are exposed to the same stimuli repeatedly, and eventually stop responding to that stimulus
- an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
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- takes place when energy moves from one place to another
- organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- the biological variation that occurs within species
- the mass or weight of living tissue
- goal-directed and innate patterns of behavior that are not the result of learning or experience.
- make up the second trophic level
- the North American bison
- an animal that naturally preys on others
- factor a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
20 Clues: the North American bison • a geographical region in Africa • make up the second trophic level • the mass or weight of living tissue • the visible features of an area of land • an animal that naturally preys on others • the biological variation that occurs within species • organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms • ...
Environmental Wellness Cross Word 2025-09-22
Across
- To use less of something.
- A crucial natural resource that needs to be conserved.
- A vast body of salt water.
- The power derived from physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
- The introduction of harmful materials into the environment.
- Are source that can be replenished naturally over time (e.g.,solar,wind)
- The protection of Earths natural resources for current and future generations
- Converting waste into reusable material
- A natural home or environment of an animal, plant or organism
- Decayed organic matter used for fertalizing soil
- The responsible management of something entrusted to ones care, particularly the Earth
- A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
- A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment
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- Capable of being maintained at a certain rate or level
- Doing something to achieve a purpose, particularly for the environment.
- Adjective meaning environmentally friendly
- Doing something willingly (e.g., voluntary cleanup effort).
- To use something again.
- Our planet.
- The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- The layer of gas in the stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
- The long-term weather patterns in an area
23 Clues: Our planet. • To use something again. • To use less of something. • A vast body of salt water. • Converting waste into reusable material • The long-term weather patterns in an area • Adjective meaning environmentally friendly • The upper layer of earth in which plants grow. • Decayed organic matter used for fertalizing soil • ...
ambiental 2025-08-14
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- The cutting down of forests, often for farming or building.
- The natural world around us, including air, water, and land.
- No longer existing; used when a species has completely died out.
- A powerful greenhouse gas released by animals and decaying matter.
- A substance that can cause cancer.
- The average weather conditions in a region over a long period.
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- A variety of different types of things, often used to describe species.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or organism.
- A place where garbage is buried underground.
- Related to or coming from living things; often used to describe natural foods.
- A community of living things and their environment working together.
- Energy sent out as waves or particles, sometimes harmful.
- A type of air pollution made from smoke and fog.
- Something that makes air, water, or soil dirty or unsafe.
- Poisonous or harmful to living things.
- The wearing away of land by wind, water, or ice.
- A black fossil fuel used for energy, formed from ancient plant matter.
- The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
- Any living animal, especially one that is not human.
- The power needed to do work, often from fuel, electricity, or the sun.
20 Clues: A substance that can cause cancer. • Poisonous or harmful to living things. • A place where garbage is buried underground. • A type of air pollution made from smoke and fog. • The wearing away of land by wind, water, or ice. • Any living animal, especially one that is not human. • Energy sent out as waves or particles, sometimes harmful. • ...
Wildlife Management 2021-09-01
Across
- when the animal dies
- animals that live in water
- the practice of protecting plants and animals species and their habitats ConsumptiveUse taking from our environment and using them for ourself
- taming an animal and keeping it at s a pet
- comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished for thousands or even millions of years
- using something in our environment but not taking it from our environment
- how much the surrounding area can support the animal Overpopulation: the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers Biodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem RenewableResources an energy source that cannot be depleted and are able to supply a continuous source of clean energy
- animals from a foreign country
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- the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
- art and science of reaching goals by manipulating and maintaining wildlife habits
- the ratio of the number of births to the size of the population
- the natural home or environment of an animal or organism
- undomestic animals species
- animals that live on land
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- Density: the number of individuals in an area,
- an animal made legal to hunt by law
17 Clues: when the animal dies • animals that live on land • animals that live in water • undomestic animals species • animals from a foreign country • an animal made legal to hunt by law • taming an animal and keeping it at s a pet • Density: the number of individuals in an area, • the natural home or environment of an animal or organism • ...
Ecosystem 2025-02-27
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- - a symbiotic relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits by harming the other (host)
- - an interactive relationship between two different organisms living in the small ecosystem
- - All the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time.
- - an organism that is hunted, stalked and killed (by a predator) for food.
- - the way living organisms depend on each other and their environment for survival.
- Factor - Non-living elements of the environment that influence the way that organisms and ecosystem’s function.
- - All the populations sharing a specific area or region
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- - a symbiotic relation where one organism benefits while the other organism is unaffected
- - A living thing that can function on its own
- - The surroundings or conditions in which living organisms (plants, animals, and humans) live.
- organization - to the way living things are arranged in different levels, from the smallest and the simplest parts to the largest and most complex.
- - an animal that eats dead plants and animals.
- - Living factors in the environment; related to, produced by, or caused by living organisms.
- - The living and nonliving components of an environment
- - two or more living organisms (animals, plants, or insects) fight or struggle for the same limited resources, such as food, water, space or shelter, to survive.
- - an ecological relationship where one organism (predator) hunt, stalks and kills the other organisms (prey) for food.
- - a symbiotic relationship where both organism benefit
17 Clues: - A living thing that can function on its own • - an animal that eats dead plants and animals. • - a symbiotic relationship where both organism benefit • - The living and nonliving components of an environment • - All the populations sharing a specific area or region • - an organism that is hunted, stalked and killed (by a predator) for food. • ...
Bronfenbrenner Theory 2015-12-07
Across
- The relationship between the
- The macrosystem involves your ethnicity and your _______.
- or events that influence the child's socialization.)
- The exosystem is an ______ environment
- The ecological systems are also called ____________.
- Bronfenbrenner had ____ children
- There are _______ systems.
- The indirect environment
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- Urie Bronfenbrenner was married to a woman named _____ Price.
- How the ideas and attitudes of your culture affect you.
- Direct Environment (Family, Friends, Classmates.)
- The Chronosystem may not affect you _______ but later on.
- Indirect changes that happen in a person's lifetime.
- Urie Bronfenbrenner went to _____ different universities.
- He died at age ____.
15 Clues: He died at age ____. • The indirect environment • There are _______ systems. • The relationship between the • Bronfenbrenner had ____ children • The exosystem is an ______ environment • Direct Environment (Family, Friends, Classmates.) • or events that influence the child's socialization.) • The ecological systems are also called ____________. • ...
Multicultural Counselling 2025-04-28
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- The process of becoming aware of one's own cultural assumptions and biases
- Indirect environment, like a parent's workplace
- Stage where a person critically examines dominant culture
- Unequal treatment
- Blending different cultures
- Cultural values, laws, and customs
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- Practical use of knowledge
- Understanding others’ worldviews
- Strong preference for one’s own racial or cultural group
- Immediate environment like family, school, peers
- Stage of RCID, often involving rejection of own culture
- Belief in the superiority of one's own culture
- Psychologist who developed the theory which is influenced by environment
- Recognizing and respecting differences in culture
- Self-reflection on identity
15 Clues: Unequal treatment • Practical use of knowledge • Blending different cultures • Self-reflection on identity • Understanding others’ worldviews • Cultural values, laws, and customs • Belief in the superiority of one's own culture • Indirect environment, like a parent's workplace • Immediate environment like family, school, peers • ...
Human Ecology 2021-11-23
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- one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
- 7.9 billion people
- something an organism does to aid survival
- guardianship
- combination of biotic and abiotic factors
- long-term pattern of weather in an area
- factor which is a living part of the environment
- both organisms benefit from the interaction
- organism's way of life
- (6,5)compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn.
- level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
- a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
- cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
- a very potent greenhouse gas
- a biochemical process that aids survival
- rock which makes up the earth
- one organism feeds on a plant
- any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
- one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
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- spider with a very interesting niche
- both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
- (10,6)warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped
- factor which is a non-living part of the environment
- one organism feeds on another without killing it
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- measurement of genetic variation
- plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
- this encompasses all living things on earth
- decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
- one organism eats another
- thin layer of gases around earth
- (8,4)when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates...
- a physical feature that aids survival
- community of interacting organisms and their environment
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 • measurement of genetic variation • thin layer of gases around earth • spider with a very interesting niche • a physical feature that aids survival • long-term pattern of weather in an area • ...
Human Ecology 2021-11-23
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- both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
- a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
- one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
- one organism eats another
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- long-term pattern of weather in an area
- (8,4)when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates...
- thin layer of gases around earth
- decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
- spider with a very interesting niche
- factor which is a non-living part of the environment
- (6,5)compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn.
- plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
- rock which makes up the earth
- both organisms benefit from the interaction
- measurement of genetic variation
- (10,6)warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped
- one organism feeds on a plant
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- factor which is a living part of the environment
- organism's way of life
- a biochemical process that aids survival
- a very potent greenhouse gas
- any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
- cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
- this encompasses all living things on earth
- combination of biotic and abiotic factors
- one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
- one organism feeds on another without killing it
- level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
- community of interacting organisms and their environment
- 7.9 billion people
- a physical feature that aids survival
- something an organism does to aid survival
- 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 • ...
Chemistry Wood Search 2013-05-30
Across
- A species that has died out and cannot be found anywhere on Earth.
- All the living factors in an environment.
- The level of a species in an ecosytem depending on it's feeding positiob along the food chain.
- The area on our planet with the highest biodiversity.
- When farmers grow only one species of crop in a large field it called a _____.
- Harmful contaminants released into the environment.
- When farmers leave the ground undisturbed after the crop is harvested instead of ploughing the remaining vegetation.
- An organism that obtains its energy from eating other organisms.
- The variety of life found in a particular ecosystem.
- The abiotic conditions within which a species can survive in.
- An ecosystem that is maintained naturally.
- An ______ species is a non-native species that has been introduced into a new environment and negatively impacts the natural environment.
- An organism that makes its own energy-rich food using the Sun's energy.
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- A fertilizer that is manufactured using chemical processes.
- All the non-living physical and chemical factors of an ecosystem.
- The process in which our Sun's energy is converted into chemical energy.
- The series of processes that cycle water through all our environments.
- A chemical process in which sugar is rearranged to form carbon dioxide, water, and energy.
- The role of a species within its ecosystem, including what it eats and what eats it.
- A poison that is used to control or elimate pests.
- All living organisms and their physical and chemical environment.
- The mass of all the living organisms in a specific area.
- An ecosystem whose biotic and abiotic features remain constant over a long period of time.
23 Clues: All the living factors in an environment. • An ecosystem that is maintained naturally. • A poison that is used to control or elimate pests. • Harmful contaminants released into the environment. • The variety of life found in a particular ecosystem. • The area on our planet with the highest biodiversity. • The mass of all the living organisms in a specific area. • ...
Aly Ecology 2021-08-26
Across
- includes all parts of earth that have life
- describes how organisms are placed in a certain area
- the departure of individuals from a certain area
- includes all of the living things,non-living things and their environment within an area
- tell of the relative amount of organisms of each age inside of a population
- tells how a population's original exponential increase is slowed and comes to a halt due to limiting factors
- is the balance of males to females
- the arrival of individuals from outside a certain area
- Are characteristics of the environment that restricts population growth
- these are visual tools scientist use to display the age structure of populations
- is a seasonal motion into and out of a certain area
- is the study of how organisms interact with the environment and themselves.
- the greatest ability to produce offspring in perfect conditions
- the maximum population size a certain environment can handle
- parts of an ecosystem that were never living
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- growth whose rate becomes more brisk in proportion to the growing total number or size
- are limiting factors whose influence is not affected by population density. Basically the opposite of the dependent
- the number of individual organisms in a certain population at a certain time
- a certain environment that an organism lives in
- is a group of individuals
- shows how the likelihood of death varies with age
- parts of an ecosystem that is living or used to be
- when influence changes with population density
- is all the populations in an area
- the number of individuals located within a population per unit area
- is a group of species that live together at the same time
- anything an organism needs including essential needs to live
27 Clues: is a group of individuals • is all the populations in an area • is the balance of males to females • includes all parts of earth that have life • parts of an ecosystem that were never living • when influence changes with population density • a certain environment that an organism lives in • the departure of individuals from a certain area • ...
U1L1 Vocabulary Crossword 2022-10-25
Across
- Somethings job, role, task, or purpose
- The process of removing etcetera wastes from the blood
- Every living organism must maintain its boundaries so that its internal environment remains distinct from the external environment surrounding it
- The breaking breaking down of ingested foods to simple molecules that can be absorbed into the blood
- The body's ability to maintain relatively constant internal conditions
- All of the nutrients of the world are useless without ____
- The result or response enhances that original stimulus so that the response is accelerated
- The force that air exerts on the surface of the body
- An increase in size of a body part or organ
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- Function is dependent on the structure, and the form of the structure relates to its function
- The activities promoted by the muscular system, such as propelling ourselves from one place to another by running or swimming, and manipulating the external environment without……
- The ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then respond to them
- Pancreas doesn't make or makes little insulin
- Contain the chemical substances used for energy and cell building
- Accounts for 60-80% of body weight and is the single most abundant chemical substance in the body
- The arrangement of the components making up a physical entity
- - Necessary for chemical reactions to continue at life sustaining rates
- The output shuts ogg the original effect of the stimulus or reduces the intensity
- A broad term that includes all chemical reactions that occur within body cells
- A disability in the ability to maintain equilibrium by a constant environment within the body, usually due to aging
- In cellular reproduction, the original cell divided, producing two identical daughter cells that may then be used for body growth or repair
21 Clues: Somethings job, role, task, or purpose • An increase in size of a body part or organ • Pancreas doesn't make or makes little insulin • The force that air exerts on the surface of the body • The process of removing etcetera wastes from the blood • All of the nutrients of the world are useless without ____ • ...
envl science Anthony´s 2022-11-17
Across
- an individual animal plant or single celled life form
- the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- a large open area of country covered with grass especially one used for grazing
- all livings things in the environment
- (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually
- combined all the parts of earth
- a tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen
- the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes especially that between the tundra and steppes of siberia and North america
- ecosystems are treeles regions found in the artic and on the tops of mountains where the climate is cold and windy and rainfall is scant
- is the biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment
- all the populations thats live and interact in the same environment
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- defined like a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area
- is a permanently frozen layer on or under earth´s surface
- a luxuriant dense rich in biodiversity found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall
- a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth an deposit of coral
- the action or process of precipitating substance from a solution
- all the communities that lives in an area together with the abiotic and biotic factors
- is a graphical representation of a location´s basic climate
- arid land with usually sparse vegetation
- a species that originated and devoloped in its sorrounding habitat and has adapted to living in that particular environment
- all non living things in the environment
21 Clues: combined all the parts of earth • all livings things in the environment • arid land with usually sparse vegetation • all non living things in the environment • (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually • an individual animal plant or single celled life form • is a permanently frozen layer on or under earth´s surface • ...
Nature 2018-03-27
Across
- the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves
- extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air
- falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow,or hail.
- the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment:
- the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
- the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time
- a sudden and widespread disaster
- 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.
- a state of equilibrium or equipoise
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- capable of decaying through the action of living organisms
- an animal, especially a nonhuman
- the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city
- no longer in existence; that has ended or died out:
- diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment
- a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops
- the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life
- a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment
- an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
- 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
Across
- living plants needing only a moderate amount of water
- they are found in conifers
- animals that adjust into the environment
- living plants which needs very little water.
- transports water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients.
- living cells with thin cellulose walls
- controls the movement of solutes and provides ATP for active transport
- They are responsible for returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart after arteries carry blood out
- 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
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
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- blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
- moves food and substance from leaves to the rest of the plant
- tiny openings or pores in plant tissue that allow for gas exchange
- provides strength to the thin walls of plants
- the narrowing of blood vessels.
- animals that does not adjust in the environment
- also called aquatic plants
- maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations.
- the narrowing of blood vessels.
- mechanism of the body to maintain a stable internal environment instead of changes taking place in the external environment.
- needed by plants
- transport of carbohydrates, primarily sucrose, in the plant
- a channel through the cell wall that allows molecules and substances to move back and forth as needed.
- move energy from leaves and raw materials from roots to all their parts.
- 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
Across
- Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.
- process by which pollutants become more concentrated in successive trophic levels of a food web
- air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- 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
- plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native
- The removal of all or most trees in an area of forest
- any harmful material created as a result of human activity and released into the environment
- An effect of the atmosphere that keeps Earth at a temperature that is suitable for life.
- A product of the environment that exists in limited amounts and cannot be replaced for human use within a human lifetime.
- A product of the environment that can be replaced through natural processes within a human lifetime
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- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- globally significant ecological patterns created by long-term interactions between humans and ecosystems
- A gas that produces the greenhouse effect.
- the total area of healthy land and water ecosystems needed to provide the resources you use
- 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.
- planting large areas with a single highly productive crop year after year
- The release of harmful substances, or pollutants, into the environment.
- The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
- A species that is introduced into an ecosystem by human activity.
- A product of the environment that is useful to humans.
- 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
Across
- The maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources in a given environment.
- The type of symbiosis in which one partner, the parasite, derives benefit from the other, the host.
- Natural selection that acts against individuals with extreme expression of a trait.
- When changes in the abundance of an organism result in changes at other trophic levels of the food chain.
- Population growth that is constrained by biotic or abiotic factors such as competition or nutrients.
- A living component of an environment.
- The interaction that results when a resource is in short supply and one organism uses the resource at the expense of another.
- The elimination of one species by another as a result of competition.
- The type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the relationship.
- The process in which one species evolves in response to another.
- The full range of ecological characteristics of a species, like its feeding habits, specific habitat, and reproductive strategy.
- The genetic adaptation of a population to its environment through evolution.
- The entry of young individuals into a population or, in fisheries biology, into a fished stock.
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- Unrestricted population growth where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation.
- Natural selection that favors extreme expression of a trait.
- A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment.
- The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
- Defense mechanisms that an organism uses only in response to predators.
- The type of symbiosis in which one species obtains shelter, food, or other benefits without affecting the other, or host.
- An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population.
- 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
Across
- liquid bodies that absorb carbon dioxide
- biosphere(a collection of all biomes), planet
- renewable resource powered by water flow, usually through dams.
- the ability to maintain an ecological balance and conserve natural resources in the environment
- makes up about 60% of our bodies
- 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.
- greenhouse gas that is 6x more potent than CO2 (much worse for our atmosphere!)
- a boxed system we use to eventually repurpose materials
- Energy harnessing panel. We have them on campus. Source of renewable energy.
- what we use to power the lights
- not harmful to the environment (adj)
- type of plant species that originated in the area it grows in
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- noun of maintaining the health of our environment or, for example, a park
- St. Stephen's environmental club's greatest enemy.
- where organisms live. it provides the organism that lives there with food, water, and shelter.
- non-renewable resource that batteries are made out of. Mining for this material can pollute the air and water and destroy ecosystems.
- a term describing how many different species there are in an environment. This is necessary in order to have healthy ecosystems.
- This type of energy is derived from natural sources that are created faster than they are consumed.
- produced without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents
- the conditions of an area over a long period of time, different from weather
- what we do with your wasted food (verb). Improves quality of soil by adding organic matter.
- 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
Across
- Activities for water quality and soil conservation, e.g., cover crops, contouring plowing, crop rotation.
- Non-living factor like light, water, temperature, or rocks in an environment.
- Earth’s crust (water and atmosphere) where living organisms exist.
- All living things and environment linked by energy and nutrient flow.
- Species removed from native range, usually by humans.
- Vegetation and land features for wildlife to hide, sleep, feed, and reproduce.
- Rocks and minerals; substances like petroleum and coal; cannot regenerate in this age.
- Offspring of a bird or mammal.
- Study of relations of living things to one another and their environment.
- Scientist studying relationships of living things to one another and their environment.
- One of five essential wildlife habitat elements; placement of food, water, shelter, and space.
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- Population restricted to a particular geographic area.
- Use of ecosystem concepts to predict and guide management planning and actions.
- Terrestrial ecosystem characterized by flora and fauna; part of the biosphere.
- Community of trees, shrubs, herbs covering a large area; uses oxygen, water, and soil nutrients.
- Single-celled microorganisms without chlorophyll. Break down organic matter; can cause diseases.
- Resource replenished through natural processes, e.g., trees.
- Species in danger of extinction across its range.
- Weather conditions over years based on heat, cold, moisture, wind, and more.
- Low-growing herbaceous plants, both annuals and perennials.
- Study of living organisms.
- Vegetation eaten by animals.
- Animal living in aquatic habitat as young, terrestrial habitat as adult, e.g., frogs, salamanders.
- Sum of all external conditions affecting development and survival of an organism.
- 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
Across
- the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nations economy
- A business internal controllable surroundings
- surroundings
- A group of individuals who share an environment
- statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
- The first stage of the Design Thinking process
- the general direction in which people or events are moving
- Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
- The money charged for a product or service
- thinking outside the box to identify new solutions to the problem statement
- A business external uncontrollable surroundings
- quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market
- the systematic gathering recording and analyzing of data about a specific issue
- one page business plan template that helps you deconstruct your idea into its key assumption
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- an assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
- producing a number of inexpensive scaled down versions of the product
- government environment
- a favorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
- a mental process involving the development of unique ideas
- The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
- analyze your observations and synthesize them in order to define the core problems
- an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations
- the conscious or unconscious process of thought formulation
- The system in which people make and spend their incomes
- written description of your business future a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it
- 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
Across
- the general direction in which people or events are moving
- surroundings
- Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
- The system in which people make and spend their incomes
- statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
- an assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
- an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations
- thinking outside the box to identify new solutions to the problem statement
- The money charged for a product or service
- written description of your business future a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it
- The first stage of the Design Thinking process
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- The belief and feelings of people in a society that cause them to act in certain ways
- the conscious or unconscious process of thought formulation
- analyze your observations and synthesize them in order to define the core problems
- government environment
- a creativethinking technique involving the identification of as many different ideas as possible during a certain time frame
- one page business plan template that helps you deconstruct your idea into its key assumption
- A group of individuals who share an environment
- the systematic gathering recording and analyzing of data about a specific issue
- producing a number of inexpensive scaled down versions of the product
- quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market
- the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nations economy
- a favorable situation in the environment surrounding your business
- 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
Across
- A material made from oil that is often not biodegradable.
- The usual weather in a place over many years.
- A tall plant with a trunk and branches, often found in forests.
- To use materials again by turning them into something new.
- Cutting down large areas of trees.
- When companies pretend to be environmentally friendly to attract customers.
- Warming The increase in the Earth’s temperature over time.
- Using too many resources.
- A living thing that grows in the ground and makes its own food using sunlight.
- Dirty or harmful substances in the air, water, or land.
- The natural home of a plant or animal.
- A clear liquid that all living things need to survive.
- Something that can be replaced naturally, like wind or sunlight.
- Something natural and free from chemicals.
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- Trash that people leave on the ground.
- A living thing that can move and reacts to its environment.
- Things we throw away because we do not need them anymore.
- Power we use to do things, like electricity or fuel.
- Footprint The total amount of carbon dioxide you create by your activities.
- A mix of food and plant waste that turns into healthy soil.
- Good for the environment.
- Fuels Fuels like coal, oil, and gas that come from ancient plants and animals.
- A community of plants, animals, and their environment working together.
- A gas (carbon dioxide, or CO2) that is released when we burn things like coal, oil, and gas.
- Using resources in a way that does not harm the environment.
- The natural world around us, including air, water, land, plants, and animals.
- Everything not made by humans, like trees, animals, and rivers.
- 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. • ...
Ecology Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-16
Across
- an animal that generates heat through a metabolic process
- a close relationship between two organisms
- a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- a community in which several related food chains exist
- the first species to inhabit an environment during a succession
- a representation of the flow of energy in a community
- an organism that PRODUCES its own food
- cooperative behavior done by birds
- species that enter and harm new ecosystems
- describes plants who complete a cycle in two growing cycles
- a species that, when removed, causes the entire ecosystem to collapse
- an organism that produces its own food (umbrella term).
- a behavior based on experience in the environment
- maximum population size a habitat can support
- describes organisms who capture energy from sunlight
- a series of steps in which energy is transferred
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- an increase in population density of urban areas
- an animal whose temperature varies with the environment
- a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
- the variety of life in a particular habitat or environment
- an organism’s specific role in an ecosystem
- an organism that gets energy from other organisms; a consumer
- a behavior that does not depend on the environment
- activation of sympathetic nervous system that allows for an animal to fight off threats or run away
- a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
- describes organism who gains energy from inorganic molecules
- increases the fitness of the poulation and the individual
- the business of cutting down and transporting logs to sawmills
- predator at the top of a food chain
- extreme devotion to the group that increases the survival of a unit
30 Clues: cooperative behavior done by birds • predator at the top of a food chain • an organism that PRODUCES its own food • a close relationship between two organisms • species that enter and harm new ecosystems • an organism’s specific role in an ecosystem • maximum population size a habitat can support • an increase in population density of urban areas • ...
Human Ecology Crossword 2021-11-23
Across
- one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
- factor which is a non-living part of the environment
- something an organism does to aid survival
- this encompasses all living things on earth
- long-term pattern of weather in an area
- both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
- a very potent greenhouse gas
- a physical feature that aids survival
- rock which makes up the earth
- both organisms benefit from the interaction
- level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
- combination of biotic and abiotic factors
- decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
- (6,5)compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn.
- one organism eats another
- organism's way of life
- factor which is a living part of the environment
- a biochemical process that aids survival
- cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
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- (10,6)warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped
- 7.9 billion people
- guardianship
- spider with a very interesting niche
- any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
- community of interacting organisms and their environment
- plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
- thin layer of gases around earth
- one organism feeds on another without killing it
- measurement of genetic variation
- one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
- (8,4)when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates...
- 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 • ...
24HRAS1 2024-03-27
Across
- A transitional area where land and water come together
- Describes a freshwater ecosystem that is moving
- A flowing body of ice formed in a region where snowfall exceeds melting
- Use of ecosystem concepts to predict the effects of management actions on the ecosystem
- The beginning of a stream system having no tributaries
- The process where water circulates through the ecosystem
- Water that infiltrates the soil and is stored in slowly flowing and slowly renewed underground reservoirs called aquifers
- The area of open-water away from shore that extends down as far as the sunlight reaches
- The study of marine environments
- The living components of an ecosystem
- The process of making adjustments to the environment
- The water in the area where fresh and saltwater meet
- Harmful substances deposited in the air, water, or land leading to a state of unhealthiness
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- The study of inland water bodies, including ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands
- An organism with a backbone and internal skeleton
- A partly enclosed body of water where seawater and freshwater meet and mix
- Water that contains little or no salt
- The physical change of state in which a gas or vapor is transformed into a liquid
- Growing, living in, or frequenting waters
- The study of living organisms
- The sum of all external conditions and influences affecting the development and survival of an organism
- All living things and their environment in an area of any size where all are linked together
- Non-living factor in an environment
- The physical state of a compound that characteristically has no fixed shape or size
- The native environment of an animal or plant
- Describes a freshwater ecosystem that is not flowing
26 Clues: The study of living organisms • The study of marine environments • Non-living factor in an environment • Water that contains little or no salt • The living components of an ecosystem • Growing, living in, or frequenting waters • The native environment of an animal or plant • Describes a freshwater ecosystem that is moving • ...
Ecology Vocab 2024-04-05
Across
- A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
- Nonliving things in an environment
- Hunts and kills for food
- The living components that shape up the environment
- An organism that depends on another organism
- An organism that eats both meat and plants
- Feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
- The natural home or environment of a plant, andimal, or other organism
- An organism that only eats meat
- An organism that creates its own food or energy
- An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy
- An organism that eats plants or animals for energy
- The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
- Animals that are killed and eaten by predators
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- An organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass
- A living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis
- An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
- All of the food chains in an ecosystem
- A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together with a larger society
- Benifits at the expense of another organism
- The position of an organism in the food chain
- An organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationshi
- The number of people or inhabitants in a country or reigon
- A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
- The reigon of the Earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals, and bacteria
25 Clues: Hunts and kills for food • An organism that only eats meat • Nonliving things in an environment • All of the food chains in an ecosystem • An organism that eats both meat and plants • Benifits at the expense of another organism • An organism that depends on another organism • The position of an organism in the food chain • Animals that are killed and eaten by predators • ...
Ecology Vocab 2024-04-05
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- A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
- Nonliving things in an environment
- Hunts and kills for food
- The living components that shape up the environment
- An organism that depends on another organism
- An organism that eats both meat and plants
- Feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
- The natural home or environment of a plant, andimal, or other organism
- An organism that only eats meat
- An organism that creates its own food or energy
- An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy
- An organism that eats plants or animals for energy
- The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
- Animals that are killed and eaten by predators
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- An organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass
- A living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis
- An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
- All of the food chains in an ecosystem
- A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together with a larger society
- Benifits at the expense of another organism
- The position of an organism in the food chain
- An organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationshi
- The number of people or inhabitants in a country or reigon
- A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
- The reigon of the Earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals, and bacteria
25 Clues: Hunts and kills for food • An organism that only eats meat • Nonliving things in an environment • All of the food chains in an ecosystem • An organism that eats both meat and plants • Benifits at the expense of another organism • An organism that depends on another organism • The position of an organism in the food chain • Animals that are killed and eaten by predators • ...
Unit 3 Ecology Part 1 2022-03-21
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- only about 10 percent of energy stored as biomass in a trophic level is passed from one level to the next
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- any kind of green plant.
- an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms
- is an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native
- is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behavior, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements
- organisms that predators kill for food
- is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- step in a nutritive series, or food chain, of an ecosystem
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- is a living organism that shapes its environment
- is a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem
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- is anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
- an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
- a species' average population size in a particular habitat
- the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource
- occurs when animals are exposed to the same stimuli repeatedly, and eventually stop responding to that stimulus
- pertains to any of the organisms in most trophic levels in a food chain, except for producers and decomposers
20 Clues: any kind of green plant. • organisms that predators kill for food • is a living organism that shapes its environment • a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains • a species' average population size in a particular habitat • step in a nutritive series, or food chain, of an ecosystem • is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment • ...
Natalie Santiago Ecology Part One: Crossword puzzle 2022-03-13
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- when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on
- the rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, goods, mates, etc
- graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bioproductivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem
- the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
- number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation
- 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
- anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
- the range of different inherited traits within a species
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
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- an animal that naturally preys on others
- sustainable habitat of interdependent animals, plants, and microorganisms and their environment
- describes the changes in energy (a state function) that occur between organisms within an ecosystem
- introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment
- organisms that make their own food
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- organisms that need to eat (i.e. consume) food to obtain their energy
- a living organism that shapes its environment
- natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community
- an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
20 Clues: organisms that make their own food • an animal that naturally preys on others • a living organism that shapes its environment • the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume • an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food • the range of different inherited traits within a species • ...
Geography Glossary 2022-02-01
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- All the water on earth
- A term that describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- worldviews; perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- energy, Ensure access to affordable and sustainable modern energy for all
- worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans
- part of Earth in which life exists including land and water, and air or atmosphere
- the natural home or environment of an animal or plant or other organism
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
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- function, The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper mantle
- function, the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- worldview, We can manage the earth for our benefit but have to be responsible
- function, supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person or animal or plant lives or operates
- waste, hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- warming, An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future generations
- function, The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
23 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans • action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • ...
Evolution Vocabulary Intro 2022-09-12
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- Slow changes in allele frequencies over a long periods of time.
- When two organisms change in response to each other forming a specialized relationship. Ex. predator and prey.
- when isolation, such as geographically, causes two populations of organisms to become so different that they can no longer reproduce with each other and create viable offspring.
- Study of nucleic acids and proteins to show evolutionary relationships
- How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment.
- The sudden elimination of a species due to a catastrophic event
- study of the distribution of plants and animals on Earth
- Field of classifying organisms & assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
- Biological change over time that causes descendants to be different from their ancestors.
- Similar structures due to living in similar environments, not due to ancestral relatedness.
- Differences in the physical traits of organisms.
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- Body structures that are similar in orientation, but completely different in function due to organisms living in different environment.
- Remnants of animals (bones, footprints, feces, etc)
- Elimination of a species
- Organisms with traits that make them better adapted to their environment will live longer and reproduce more than organisms less adapted to the environment.
- When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments
- A number of different species arise from one common ancestor.
- A physical trait that increases an organism's ability to survive in its environment.
- The study of the embryonic development in vertebrates that has led to support the theory of common ancestry among vertebrates.
- The study of prehistoric life that allows scientists to make connections between current and extinct species
20 Clues: Elimination of a species • Differences in the physical traits of organisms. • Remnants of animals (bones, footprints, feces, etc) • study of the distribution of plants and animals on Earth • A number of different species arise from one common ancestor. • Slow changes in allele frequencies over a long periods of time. • ...
ECOSYSTEM VOCABULARY 2023-02-09
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- Scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
- Animals that feed on animals that have already died.
- Nonlivings parts of an organism's environment, temperature, moisture, light, and soil are examples.
- Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other species.
- Simple model that shows how matter and energy move through an ecosystem; can consist of three steps, but must have no more than five steps.
- All the living organisms that inhabit an environment.
- Role and position a species has in its environment, includes all biotic and abiotic interactions as an animal meets its needs for survival and reproduction.
- Organism in a food chain that represents a feeding step in the passage of energy and materials through an ecosystem.
- Permanent close association between two or more organisms of different species.
- organisms such as fungi that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms.
- collection of several interacting populations that inhabit a common environment.
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- Portion of Earth that supports life, extends from the atmosphere to the bottom of the oceans.
- Organisms that use energy from the sun or energy stored in chemical compounds to manufacture their own nutrients.
- organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients.
- a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
- Model that expresses all the possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a community.
- Symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither harmed nor benefited.
- Place where an organism lives out its life.
- Interactions among populations in a community; the community's physical surroundings or abiotic factors.
- Group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
20 Clues: Place where an organism lives out its life. • Animals that feed on animals that have already died. • All the living organisms that inhabit an environment. • a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit. • Scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment. • ...
Biology 2025-11-19
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- limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density
- A species that isn't from that environment and comes in and takes over
- the first producers of energy-rich compounds that can be used later by other organisms
- all the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment, are known as an ecosystem.
- must acquire energy from other organisms, usually by eating them
- keeps the heat in and wont let it out like a blanket
- a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day, or minute to minute.
- an assemblage of different populations in an area
- chemical energy powers production of carbohydrates
- movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population
- a biotic factor is any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact.
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- an abiotic factor is any nonliving part of the environment, such as sunlight, heat, precipitation, humidity, wind or water currents, and soil type.
- describes the way individuals are spaced out across their range
- defined by patterns and averages over many years of temperature, precipitation, clouds, wind, and extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods.
- the number of individuals of a species that an environment can support
- limiting factors that operate more strongly when population density is high
- the sphere that contains all life
- movement of individuals out of an area
- the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
20 Clues: the sphere that contains all life • movement of individuals out of an area • an assemblage of different populations in an area • chemical energy powers production of carbohydrates • keeps the heat in and wont let it out like a blanket • describes the way individuals are spaced out across their range • must acquire energy from other organisms, usually by eating them • ...
Environmental Philosophy Crossword 2025-09-21
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- – Using resources wisely to minimize waste.
- – Studies humanity’s moral relationship with the environment.
- – Excessive use of natural resources leading to depletion and environmental imbalance.
- – Advocates wise use and protection of resources for sustainability.
- – Decline in environmental quality due to exploitation.
- – Law promoting proper waste management.
- – Studies moral duties of individuals, societies, and governments regarding climate change.
- – Careful, wise, and thrifty use of resources to avoid waste.
- – International treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- – Belief in the intrinsic value of all living beings, calling for radical lifestyle changes.
- – Nature’s intrinsic worth beyond human benefit.
- – Moral approach analyzing human–environment relationships.
- – Law protecting biodiversity.
- – Maintaining a healthy and balanced environment.
- – The introduction of harmful substances or energy into the environment, causing damage to ecosystems and human health.
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- – All living organisms have inherent value and should be protected.
- – Long-term shifts in weather patterns due to human and natural factors.
- – Belief that environmental order enhances natural beauty and well-being.
- – Fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens; emphasizes equity and human rights.
- -Increase in Earth’s average temperature from greenhouse gases.
- – Philippine law addressing air pollution.
- – Meeting present needs without compromising future generations.
- – Earth as a self-regulating system, like a living organism.
- – Living in harmony with nature.
- – Human-centered view; humans as most important species.
- – Emphasis on ecosystems and communities as a whole.
- – Humans are part of nature, not separate from it.
- – Fair use of resources so future generations can also benefit.
- – Links environmental issues with social problems (inequality, greed, exploitation).
- – Humans’ moral duty to protect the environment.
30 Clues: – Law protecting biodiversity. • – Living in harmony with nature. • – Law promoting proper waste management. • – Philippine law addressing air pollution. • – Using resources wisely to minimize waste. • – Nature’s intrinsic worth beyond human benefit. • – Humans’ moral duty to protect the environment. • – Maintaining a healthy and balanced environment. • ...
PSYCH 101 Exam 1 2026-02-10
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- Observation observing an individual in an everyday environment; recording everything they’re doing without making environment changes
- presence of others, environment, media
- behavior observed, measured, and tested
- relationship between two or more variables that does not imply causation; knowing one variable allows us to predict value of the other variable
- receives experimental manipulation (treatment/IV)
- looks at how one mentally processes information; examines how one thinks, perceives, understands information; decision making and memory
- Areas of Specialization
- behavior is shaped and controlled by one’s environment; studies observable behavior and the effects of learning
- emotional, cognitive
- process of assigning individuals to experiment or control group
- only method that allows for determining cause; needs random assignment and manipulation of a variable
- hormones, brain, genetics
- results of forces within one’s personality at the unconscious level; think impulses, desires, conflicts, and Freud
- every member of a subject-population has an equal chance of being represented
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- manipulated variable
- when the participants don’t know if they are in the experimental or control group (controls for placebo)
- argues that behaviors are due to physiological, chemical, and biological processes
- blind when the experimenter and participant don’t know who is in the experimental or control group (controls for both placebo and experimenter effect (gives clues to participants with how to respond via behavior, body language, tone of voice, etc.))
- only describes behavior (no cause, no effect)
- reports behaviors/opinions, questionnaire, less in depth
- behavior is influenced by ones social and cultural environment
- Genetics how much individual influence do our genes and environment have
- No treatment OR some treatment with no effect (placebo)
- behaviors are a result of an evolutionary process
- Study gain as much information as possible from one individual
25 Clues: manipulated variable • emotional, cognitive • Areas of Specialization • hormones, brain, genetics • presence of others, environment, media • behavior observed, measured, and tested • only describes behavior (no cause, no effect) • receives experimental manipulation (treatment/IV) • behaviors are a result of an evolutionary process • ...
Chapter Two Cross Word Puzzle 2022-08-28
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- May/may not be important in your environment
- _______children grow up rapidly
- Your ________ affects who you are.
- _______gives a sense of yourself as a learner
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- _______conditions impact people's lives.
- _______children benefit sibling companionship
- _______children receive a lot of attention
- _______rivalry-competition with a sibling
- People with final decisions like parents.
- Electronic messages
- People about your own age
- Television, internet, newspaper
- social environment of a people or a group
13 Clues: Electronic messages • People about your own age • _______children grow up rapidly • Television, internet, newspaper • Your ________ affects who you are. • _______conditions impact people's lives. • _______rivalry-competition with a sibling • People with final decisions like parents. • social environment of a people or a group • _______children receive a lot of attention • ...
our planet 2024-06-20
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- moves to survival
- behaviours of the animal
- active at night
- lifting up of the ground
- a living creature
- Earth's nature
- were a animal lives
- in trouble
- good for the environment
- soil covered in water
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- living thing
- never going to come back alive
- hides from pray
- is bad for earth
- bad for animals
- sleep for a long time
- a living thing
- testing If things work
- 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
Ecology 2022-03-11
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- living
- the natural home an environment for an animal
- an organism that breaks down organic material
- animal that eats meat and plants
- direct or indirect interactions between animals that share the same resources
- non living
- learning to adapt to a new environment
- difference in genes across a certain species
- hunts other animals
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- biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- animals unable to make their own food
- animal that preys on others
- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
- behavior patterns within an organism
- a system of food chains
- living things that make their own food
- weather conditions in an area
- animal that feeds on plants
- an animal moves from one place to another
- 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
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- cycle the path that carbon follows throughout the environment
- an organism that eats both plants and animals
- organisms that make their own food
- the path that water follows throughout the environment
- the process used by chloroplast to create energy for the plant
- the envelope of gasses that surround Earth
- an organism that eats dead matter
- what chloroplast absorbs to perform photosynthesis
- organism that gain energy by consuming other organisms
- includes rocks and minerals
- The organelle responsible for photosynthesis
- the process that the mitochondria uses to produce energy
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- an organism that only eats plants
- responsible for the green pigment in chloroplast
- The "powerhouse of the cell"
- an organism that breaks down organic matter
- the path that phosphorus follows through the environment
- total amount of water on Earth
- where life exists
- 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
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- sth. that is not legal
- sth. that pollutes the environment
- an energy source that is inexhaustible or can be replaced by growth
- substance that is used to kill insects
- destruction of forests
- environment in which an animal lives
- place sth. comes from; the cause of sth.
- an important problem
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- rubbish that is left in the production of sth.
- animals and other living things living in the wild
- pieces of rubbish lying on the ground
- material used to wrap items before they are sold
- substance to provide power or heat (by being burned)
- substance that is used to get rid of pests
- damage caused to the environment by waste
- sth. that decays naturally without causing harm
- death of all members of a species
- refusing to listen; also: hearing loss
- substance that is very harmful and may even cause death
- =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
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- organism consisting (made) of many two or more cells
- control center of a living cell--contains the DNA
- to put or receive into the stomach
- to soak up
- water environment
- organism that can not make its own food
- dry land environment
- a living thing that makes its own food
- symmetry where organism's body radiates from a center point
- part of living cell that does specific jobs
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- salt-water environment
- process of green plant making its own food
- symmetry where organism's left side mirrors right side
- living cells that contain a nucleus and organelles
- characteristics--standard by which organism is named
- organism consisting of one cell
- person who names living things by their characteristics
- any living thing
- living cell with no nucleus or organelles
- 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
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- eats plants or animals for energy
- living organisms that shape its environment
- create its own food and energy
- gathers things that are dead
- non living that shapes its own environment
- A living thing
- The study of relationships between living organisms
- interacting organisms and their physical environment
- only eats meat
- organism able to nurture from organic substances
- food chain in single ecosystem
- the regions of the surface
- does the hunting
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- a group of living things with common characteristics
- position of organisms on the food chain
- only eats plants
- organism that cant produce its own food
- eats plants and animals
- larger organsim that barbarous over smaller organism
- were plants and animals naturally live or grow
- order of events in ecosystem
- breaks down dead things
- number of living things in one area
- gets hunted
- 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
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- THE NURSE SHOULD ASK ABOUT THE PATIENTS PREFERENCE
- BEHAVIORS CONCERNED WITH SELF DEFENSE AND SELF PRESERVATION
- ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER
- POSITION BEHAVES TOWARDS A PERSON IN ANOTHER POSITION
- ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS
- THE ACT OF UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT OF A PATIENT TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS RECOVERY
- ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
- BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
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- ESTABLISHES STRUCTURES VALUES&DAILY ACTIVITIES
- WORKS WITH OTHER PARTS OF ITS BODY AND ENVIRONEMNT
- POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP
- SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS
- ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION
- SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS
- A REPRATIVE PROCESS THE NATURE INSTITUTED FROM A WANT OF ATTENTION
- IT RECLAIMS THE EMBODIED SPIRIT AS FOCUS OF ATTENTION
- A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE
- PHYSICAL BEING TO STIMULI FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
- BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING
- 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
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- THE NURSE SHOULD ASK ABOUT THE PATIENTS PREFERENCE
- SENSITIVITY TO ONE SELF'S TO OTHERS
- IT RECLAIMS THE EMBODIED SPIRIT AS FOCUS OF ATTENTION
- ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
- A REPRATIVE PROCESS THE NATURE INSTITUTED FROM A WANT OF ATTENTION
- ACCORDING TO CULTURE AND GENDER
- POSITION BEHAVES TOWARDS A PERSON IN ANOTHER POSITION
- BEHAVIORS THAT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT
- A CHANGE OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE
- BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
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- SPACE EXISTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS
- ATTARCTS THE MOST ATTENTION
- ESTABLISHES STRUCTURES VALUES&DAILY ACTIVITIES
- THE ACT OF UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT OF A PATIENT TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS RECOVERY
- PHYSICAL BEING TO STIMULI FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
- POSITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP
- BEHAVIORS CONCERNED WITH SELF DEFENSE AND SELF PRESERVATION
- ESSENTIAL TO BOTH CARATIVE PROCESS
- BEING THE FOCUS OF THE NURSING
- 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
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- The protection and management of natural resources
- A unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a meter
- A community of living organisms and their physical environment
- Use of resources in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
- Raw facts and figures
- Physical components of a computer
- Global network of computers
- Relating to technology that uses numbers
- Processed data
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- Virtual world created by computers
- Species at risk of extinction
- Release of harmful substances into the environment
- Clearing of forests
- Programs that instruct a computer
- The variety of life on Earth
- Study and manipulation of matter at the atomic scale
- The natural environment of an organism
- A group of organisms with similar characteristics
- Electronic device for processing data
- 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 • ...
nature-spiritual-crossword-3 2026-02-13
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- Living thing that makes oxygen (Starts with P)
- Exercise for body and mind (Starts with Y)
- Using things again (Starts with R)
- Essential liquid for life (Starts with W)
- Being nice to others (Starts with K)
- Place where plants grow (Starts with G)
- Large area filled with trees (Starts with F)
- Gas we breathe (Starts with O)
- Material harmful to environment (Starts with P)
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- Talking to the divine (Starts with P)
- Feeling of calm (Starts with P)
- Dirtying the environment (Starts with P)
- Feeling of relaxation (Starts with C)
- Earth is our home (Starts with P)
- Air we inhale and exhale (Starts with B)
- Power we use daily (Starts with E)
- Energy from the sun (Starts with S)
- Color of nature (Starts with G)
- Using waste to make new items (Starts with R)
- Everything around us in the environment (Starts with N)
20 Clues: Gas we breathe (Starts with O) • Feeling of calm (Starts with P) • Color of nature (Starts with G) • Earth is our home (Starts with P) • Using things again (Starts with R) • Power we use daily (Starts with E) • Energy from the sun (Starts with S) • Being nice to others (Starts with K) • Talking to the divine (Starts with P) • Feeling of relaxation (Starts with C) • ...
Ecosystem 2023-07-07
Across
- The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
- A community of living organisms and their environment.
- An animal that hunts and feeds on other animals.
- The variety of different plant and animal species in an ecosystem.
- The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives.
- Chain The sequence of who eats whom in a community of organisms.
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- The natural environment where a particular species lives.
- The protection and preservation of natural resources and wildlife.
- A group of living organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
- A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
- 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. • ...
Intro to Ecosystems 2022-11-01
Across
- an animal that is hunted by a predator
- the same basic resources in the same habitat
- makes its own food from non-living materials
- eats other living things for energy
- the environment where an organism lives
- occurs when more than one organism tries
- eats already dead animals
- the network of interactions that link the living and non-living parts of an environment
- a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to another
- a living thing
- any living thing found in the environment
- eats both plants and animals
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- eats plants only
- a model that shows how food chains in an ecosystem are connected
- a process by which plants use water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce sugars (food)
- a group of organisms of the same species in a given area
- an interaction between individuals of different species that benefits both individuals
- consumes and breaks down dead organisms or waste matter into simple substances
- a group of populations of different species in a given area
- any non-living component of the environment
- eats other animals only
- 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
Across
- a role an organism has in an environment
- All the species of animals together are this
- process in living organisms that makes energy
- the process when plants make their own food
- The preying of animals on another
- animal that eats plants and meat
- colonization of a species in a environment
- a community of interacting organisms
- What an organism changes to survive in certain places
- Organism that only eats plants
- invisible gases
- group of living things consisting of similar induvial
- factor A factor that limits an organism
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- the natural home of an animal
- were one organism benefits and the others are not harmed
- living thing
- large natural community
- organism that gets energy from another source
- richness of nutrients in the body of water
- species first species to colonize and environment
- A group of different plants and animals
- something that is a result from a process
- organism that makes its own food
- Organism that eats dead organisms
- Animal that only eats meat
- interaction between 2 organisms
- capacity number of organisms a region can support
- both organisms' benefit
- nonliving thing in an environment
- 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
Across
- capacity number of organisms a region can support
- Organism that eats dead organisms
- group of living things consisting of similar induvial
- the natural home of an animal
- All the species of animals together are this
- organism that makes its own food
- the process when plants make their own food
- both organisms' benefit
- process in living organisms that makes energy
- were one organism benefits and the others are not harmed
- What an organism changes to survive in certain places
- nonliving thing in an environment
- colonization of a species in a environment
- One organism suffers while the other benefits
- A group of different plants and animals
- Organism that only eats plants
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- a role an organism has in an environment
- invisible gases
- The preying of animals on another
- large natural community
- organism that gets energy from another source
- species first species to colonize and environment
- animal that eats plants and meat
- richness of nutrients in the body of water
- interaction between 2 organisms
- a community of interacting organisms
- factor A factor that limits an organism
- Animal that only eats meat
- something that is a result from a process
- 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
Across
- A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
- Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
- A common demand by two or more organisms upon a limited supply of a resource; for example, food, water, light, space, mates, nesting sites.
- A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
- All the different populations that live together in an area
- An organism that makes its own food
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
- Destruction of forests
- A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
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- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- One organism benefits and the other is harmed
- An animal that hunts other animals for food
- An individual living thing
- A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
- A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
- Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
- non-living things
- The number of different species in an area
- living things
- 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
Across
- Use of largely automatic equipment in a system of operation.
- Subset of AI that enables a system to learn and improve from experience.
- Device on a robot used to hold or manipulate objects.
- Ability of a robot to interpret and interact with the environment using visual data.
- Device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment.
- Act of moving from one place to another.
- Skill and agility in manipulating objects.
- Change in position or location.
- Robot that resembles or imitates human behavior and form.
- Robot capable of moving and navigating its environment.
- Technology that involves touch or tactile sensation in human-computer interactions.
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- Process of planning and controlling the movement of a robot.
- Control of a robot or system from a distance by a human operator.
- Mechanism that causes a machine or device to move or perform a specific action.
- Robots that can work alongside humans in a shared workspace.
- Robot's ability to sense and interpret its environment.
- Study of motion and movement of robotic systems.
- Arrangement of machines and workers in a factory, where parts are assembled progressively.
- Mechanical arm-like structure used in robotics to move objects.
- 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
Across
- A animal who hunts prey
- A organisms natural environment
- A organism who hides from predictors
- A nin-livng organism that shapes its own environment
- A organism that eats other plants and/or animals for nutrients
- Animals who only eat plants
- A organism who makes their own foods
- A living organism that shapes their own environment
- Consists of all the food chain in one ecosystem
- Assisition of 2 different organism were one benefits the expense of the other
- Animals who eat both plants and animals
- A organism who gets nutrients from other organisms
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- Animals who only eat meat
- where all organisms live
- a position of a organism in the food chain
- A organism that breaks down dead organisms waste
- A organism that provides their own food
- chain A sequence of a organism through which nutrients and energy pass on and on
- A organism that provides support for another organism
- The study of organisms and how they interact with others
- A community of multiple organisms that interact in the environment
- A organism that consumes dead organisms
- A specific number of animals that live in the same place
- One living thing
- 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
Across
- a group of people living in the same place
- a group of organisms that have a similar feeding mode
- environmental condition that limit the growth
- cycle one of several natural cycles
- consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
- the study of the environment
- a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and one is unaffected.
- long-term ,predictable atmospheric conditions of a specific area
- non-living factors that impact an ecosystem
- organism that can produce their own food using energy from the environment
- environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
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- a graph showing the number
- a resource that can be replenished naturally over time
- close living relationship between organisms from different species
- the height is always the same.
- an organism that cannot produce its own food
- the number of individuals per unit area or volume
- the movement of organism into a new habitat
- introduction into the environment of a substance
- an organism that helps hold the system together of any ecosystem
- measure of gauging human dependence on natural resources
- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or
- 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
Across
- - Reuse in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original!
- - A layer in the earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation!
- - A place where waste is buried under layers of earth!
- - Energy derived from the sun's rays!
- - Gases released into the air, often from vehicles or factories!
- - Related to or derived from living matter!
- - The natural world, including the air, water, and land in which we live!
- - When a species has no living members left!
- - To maintain something in its original or existing state!
- - Don't drop this on the ground; dispose of it properly!
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- - To contaminate, especially the natural environment, with harmful substances!
- - The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings!
- - Decomposed organic material that enriches the soil!
- - A community of living organisms and their environment working together!
- - To protect from wasteful loss, or use resources wisely!
- - Practices that meet current needs without compromising future generations'!
- - To convert waste into reusable material!
- - The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism!
- - The layer of gases surrounding our planet!
- - 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
Across
- Protecting and saving natural resources.
- The natural world around us.
- Items that cannot be reused or recycled.
- Things found in nature that we use, like water, trees, and minerals.
- A resource that can grow back or be replaced, like trees or sunlight.
- Something that breaks down naturally and safely in the environment.
- Turning old materials into something new instead of throwing them away.
- Something that can keep going without hurting the environment.
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- Harmful materials that dirty the air, water, or land.
- Gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and cause climate change.
- A mix of decayed food and plants used to help soil.
- Using less of something to help save resources and create less waste.
- Something that is thrown away or not used.
- Good for the Earth; not harmful to the environment.
- Made to be used once and then thrown away.
- Reusing materials to make something even better or more useful.
- The amount of pollution each person creates from what they use and do.
- A resource that cannot be replaced once it's used up, like oil.
- A place where trash is buried in the ground.
- 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. • ...
Year 8 2026-03-20
Across
- The movement of water across land
- The steepness or incline of land
- The process of restoring land after it has been damaged
- The way people care for and use land
- The variety of plant and animal life in an environment
- Returning land to its original or improved condition
- Plants that grow in a particular area
- Protecting and preserving the natural environment
- Small particles of soil or rock moved by water
- Plants that naturally grow in a region
- The Brisbane location of a rehabilitated quarry site
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- Designing solutions to fix environmental problems
- How secure and unlikely to collapse land is
- Harmful substances introduced into the environment
- A natural feature of the Earth’s surface
- Replanting native vegetation in a disturbed area
- The upper layer of soil important for plant growth
- The wearing away of soil and rock by wind or water
- The natural or assisted recovery of ecosystems
- A community of living things and their environment
- Activities people do for enjoyment in an area
- Using resources in a way that does not harm the future
- The natural home of a plant or animal
- A place where rock, sand or minerals are extracted from the Earth
24 Clues: The steepness or incline of land • The movement of water across land • The way people care for and use land • Plants that grow in a particular area • The natural home of a plant or animal • Plants that naturally grow in a region • A natural feature of the Earth’s surface • How secure and unlikely to collapse land is • Activities people do for enjoyment in an area • ...
Ecological Interactions 2015-04-23
Across
- the study of the responses and interactions of living things with their environment
- a living thing
- a close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefits
- shows how the energy in food is passed from one organism to another in an ecosystem
- 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
- an organism that feeds on plants or other animals
- used to show the amount of food that is available to be eaten by another organism at the next level of a food chain
- an organism that eats other consumers
- the struggle between organisms for the limited resources in a habitat
- an interaction in which both organisms benefit
- an organism that each only producers
- an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected
- the area in which an animal or plant normally lives
- an interaction in which one organism hunts and kills another animal for food
- an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed
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- all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
- living things in the environment, such as plants and animals
- organisms in an ecosystem work together to survive
- organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time
- is an organism that eats a primary consumer as its food source
- a factor in the ecosystem that keeps a population from growing too large
- nonliving things in the environment, including soil, water, temperature, air, light, wind, and minerals
- an organism that eats the remains of dead plants or animals
- an organism’s particular role or how it fits into an ecosystem
- a habitat where animals live on land
- all the populations that live in an area at the same time
- a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment and reproduce
- the pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
- 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
Across
- Two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long.
- consume detritus
- represents a single pathway through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
- 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.
- break down the remains and other wastes and release simple inorganic molecules back to the environment.
- use energy from sunlight to make food by photosynthesis. They include plants, algae, and certain bacteria.
- factor the living aspects of the environment. They consist of other organisms, including members of the same and different species.
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- use energy from chemical compounds to make food by chemosynthesis. They include some bacteria and also archaea. Archaea are microorganisms that resemble bacteria.
- the total mass of organisms at a trophic level.
- the nonliving aspects of the environment. They include factors such as sunlight, soil, temperature, and water.
- 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.
- multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
- the dead leaves, animal feces, and other organic debris that collects on the soil or at the bottom of a body of water.
- consume the soft tissues of dead animals.
- consume animals. Examples include lions, polar bears, hawks, frogs, salmon, and spiders.
- are the final step in decomposition. They feed on any remaining organic matter that is left after other decomposers do their work
- The feeding positions in a food chain or web.
- the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted.
- consume both plants and animals. They include humans, pigs, brown bears, gulls, crows, and some species of fish.
- 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
Across
- the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.
- any force that affects the size of a population of living things regardless of the density of the population
- all the biotic organisms on Earth and the ecosystems they inhabit, including the oceans and the atmosphere.
- an organism that consumes all or part of the body of another—living or recently killed—organism, which is its prey.
- refers to the role of a species in its ecosystem.
- the sum total mass of living organisms such as plants, animals, in a specific unit of area or volume of habitat
- the living aspects of the environment. They consist of other organisms, including members of the same and different species.
- the living organisms (biotic) in an area and the non-living aspects (abiotic) of the environment.
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- an individual living thing.
- 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.
- the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.
- factors that affect the per capita growth rate of a population differently depending on how dense the population already is.
- animals or plants from another region of the world that don't belong in their new environment.
- an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem.
- the physical environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted.
- a group of ecosystems with the same climate and dominant biotic communities found in different locations throughout the biosphere.
- any animal that serves as a food source for another animal.
- all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
- the nonliving aspects of the environment. They include factors such as sunlight, soil, temperature, and water.
- 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.
- 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. • ...
Environmental Science Intro Review 2017-09-13
Across
- The non-living parts of an environment
- Often added to the stuff we make in the Production step
- A sustainable resource highly dependent on good management
- Resources which we can run out of
- The last step in the Story of Stuff, the one we need to eliminate
- The step in which humans buy and use things
- Water, food, clothes, shelter, and a sense of purpose
- The impact that humans have on their environment
- A nonrenewable source of energy
- The necessities, the raw materials we use
- The long term weather patterns in an area
- The average American eats 5000 ______ of beef in their lifetime
- The most damaging step, in which we remove stuff from the environment
- Natural Resources that last forever
- The biotic factors of an environment
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- Able to be managed so that the resource will last indefinitely
- Ones surroundings, consisting of living and non-living parts
- The driver of the American economy...buy buy BUY!
- In order to stretch the lifetime of a nonrenewable resource, we must ________ our consumption
- The step in which humans make things
- The study of our interactions with our surroundings
- Can be renewable or nonrenewable, depending on its source. (Think colors)
- A renewable resource we use for energy
- How stuff gets from the factory to where we can buy it
- Means forever, indefinite, always
- Nonrenewable resources can be __________.
- The social movement dedicated to protecting our natural world
- A device that your grandparents definitely did NOT have when they were your age
- When a living species goes ________, it becomes nonrenewable
- How life was sixty years ago
- 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
Across
- human environment interaction where a personal changes are made in order to survive or live more comfortably in a place
- type of location that describes where a place is in relation to where another place is
- a group of places that share similar human or physical characteristics. Ex. Rocky Mountain region
- uses absolute or relative means to answer "Where is this place?"
- type of location that uses latitude and longitude coordinates to identify where a place is
- lines running across the globe like rungs on a ladder
- human environment interaction where a person changes the landscape to suit ones needs
- in a set of coordinates, latitude lines always come ________ (50 degrees N, 112 degrees E
- 0 degrees latitude
- theme which involves people, goods, and ideas
- the international date line separates the world into 24 of these
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- 0 degrees longitude
- surface area of the earth in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- lines running up and down the globe from pole to pole
- human environment interaction where a person relies on the earth for things like food and water
- latitude lines are measured in these directions from the equator
- ____________ 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
- latitude and longitude _________ are imaginary ____ which create a grid on the earth to help find location
- symbol on a map which shows direction n,e,s,w
- longitude lines are measured in these directions from the prime meridian
- 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
Across
- a method of controlling unwanted pests by using a natural predator or disease
- vegetation native vegetation that remains unchanged when surrounding areas have been changed by activities such as grazing or forestry
- a consumer that eats only other animals
- species that are close to extinction and very small numbers remain
- area along the banks of rivers and streams that is flooded when water levels are high
- the place where an organism lives
- a scientist who studies the growth of plants
- an interaction between two organisms in which one of them benefits but the other one is not affected
- 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
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- times of the year when fires are most likely to occur
- species that is experiencing a rapid population decline and is in danger of becoming extinct if the drop in numbers continues
- characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment
- living factors in the environment
- the chemical in plants that traps energy from the Sun and gives plants their green colour
- the term used to describe all the conditions that affect a plant or animal in its habitat
- a system formed by organisms interacting with each other and with their non-living surroundings in a balanced way
- the place where all life exists; consists of Earth and its atmosphere
- species that have low numbers often spread out over a large area; the population is not decreasing
- factors non-living factors in the environment
- 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
Across
- both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
- a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
- one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
- one organism eats another
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- long-term pattern of weather in an area
- (8,4)when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates...
- thin layer of gases around earth
- decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
- spider with a very interesting niche
- factor which is a non-living part of the environment
- (6,5)compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn.
- plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
- rock which makes up the earth
- both organisms benefit from the interaction
- measurement of genetic variation
- (10,6)warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped
- one organism feeds on a plant
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- factor which is a living part of the environment
- organism's way of life
- a biochemical process that aids survival
- a very potent greenhouse gas
- any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
- cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
- this encompasses all living things on earth
- combination of biotic and abiotic factors
- one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
- one organism feeds on another without killing it
- level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
- community of interacting organisms and their environment
- 7.9 billion people
- a physical feature that aids survival
- something an organism does to aid survival
- 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
Across
- one organism is benefited while the other is unaffected
- factor which is a non-living part of the environment
- something an organism does to aid survival
- this encompasses all living things on earth
- long-term pattern of weather in an area
- both organisms are negatively affected by this interaction
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- a huge store of carbon, all the water on earth
- a very potent greenhouse gas
- a physical feature that aids survival
- rock which makes up the earth
- both organisms benefit from the interaction
- level of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing through these processes
- combination of biotic and abiotic factors
- decomposers love this, it's the way they feed
- compressed animal and plant material, takes millions of years to create and just seconds to burn(6,5)
- one organism eats another
- organism's way of life
- factor which is a living part of the environment
- a biochemical process that aids survival
- cells releasing energy from food, carbon dioxide is a waste product
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- warming as a result of the sun's radiation being trapped (10,6)
- 7.9 billion people
- guardianship
- spider with a very interesting niche
- any process that reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
- community of interacting organisms and their environment
- plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen
- thin layer of gases around earth
- one organism feeds on another without killing it
- measurement of genetic variation
- one organism is harmed while the other is unaffected
- when carbon dioxide diffuses into the ocean it creates... (8,4)
- 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
Across
- The genetic makeup of an organism.
- A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
- Structures in different species that serve similar functions but do not share a common ancestry.
- Diversity The variety of life forms within a specific environment or on Earth.
- The scientific study of fossils and ancient life forms.
- Variation Differences in the genetic makeup of individuals within a population.
- A change in the DNA sequence of an organism, which can lead to new traits.
- The complete disappearance of a species from the Earth.
- Niche The role and position of an organism in its environment.
- Ancestor An organism that is the shared ancestor of two or more species.
- The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.
- A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Down
- The collection of all known fossils, providing evidence of the history of life on Earth.
- Flow The transfer of genes from one population to another through migration or other means.
- Pressure Factors in the environment that influence individuals' survival and reproductive success.
- Selection The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
- The accumulation of differences between groups, leading to the formation of new species.
- Equilibrium Evolution occurs in short bursts of rapid change followed by long periods of stability.
- Breeding The process of breeding plants and animals for specific traits.
- The process by which new species evolve.
- Organs Structures in organisms that have lost their original function through evolution.
- Drift Changes in the frequency of a gene variant in a population due to random events.
- The gradual change in living organisms over time, often leading to the development of new species.
- Similar structures in different species that indicate a common ancestry.
- 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. • ...
