environment Crossword Puzzles
11.1 - 12.1 Crossword 2015-04-13
Across
- organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
- species that is consumed by another
- species that benefits in a parasitic relationship
- total mass of organisms at a trophic level
- consumer that eats plants or algae
- relationship between organisms of different species that strive for the same resources in the same place
- role of species in its ecosystem that includes all the interactions
- physical environment in which a species lives and to which it adapted to
- species that consumes another
- producer that uses energy from chemical compounds to make food
- when one species benefits while the other is harmed
- when one species benefits while the other species is not affected
- decomposed that consumes the soft tissues of dead animals
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- consumer that eats both plants and animals
- final stable stage of ecological succession that can be reached in an un disturbed community
- diagram representing a single pathway
- species that is harmed in a parasitic relationship
- when both species benefits
- parts of the environment such as rabbits and algae
- diagram that represents multiple intersecting pathways
- changes through time in the numbers and species that make up the community of an ecosystem
- type of species that first colonized a disturbed area
- parts of the environment like the sun and water
- consumer that eats animals
- study of how living things interact with each other and with the environment
25 Clues: when both species benefits • consumer that eats animals • species that consumes another • consumer that eats plants or algae • species that is consumed by another • diagram representing a single pathway • consumer that eats both plants and animals • total mass of organisms at a trophic level • parts of the environment like the sun and water • ...
11.1 - 12.1 Crossword 2015-04-13
Across
- organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
- species that is consumed by another
- species that benefits in a parasitic relationship
- total mass of organisms at a trophic level
- consumer that eats plants or algae
- relationship between organisms of different species that strive for the same resources in the same place
- role of species in its ecosystem that includes all the interactions
- physical environment in which a species lives and to which it adapted to
- species that consumes another
- producer that uses energy from chemical compounds to make food
- when one species benefits while the other is harmed
- when one species benefits while the other species is not affected
- decomposed that consumes the soft tissues of dead animals
Down
- consumer that eats both plants and animals
- final stable stage of ecological succession that can be reached in an un disturbed community
- diagram representing a single pathway
- species that is harmed in a parasitic relationship
- when both species benefits
- parts of the environment such as rabbits and algae
- diagram that represents multiple intersecting pathways
- changes through time in the numbers and species that make up the community of an ecosystem
- type of species that first colonized a disturbed area
- parts of the environment like the sun and water
- consumer that eats animals
- study of how living things interact with each other and with the environment
25 Clues: when both species benefits • consumer that eats animals • species that consumes another • consumer that eats plants or algae • species that is consumed by another • diagram representing a single pathway • consumer that eats both plants and animals • total mass of organisms at a trophic level • parts of the environment like the sun and water • ...
Claire Batten 2015-04-16
Across
- a predator's target
- consumes both plants and animals
- eats dead debris. Considered to be earthworms, millipedes, and dung beetles
- communes animals
- consume the soft tissue of dead animals
- consumes producers such as plants or algae
- Two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long
- the nonliving aspects of the environment
- organism harmed during parasitism
- a relationship in which members of one species consume members of another
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- breaks down the remains and other wastes
- occurs when competing species evolve different adaptations
- the area disturbed from the first species to colonize
- refers to the role of a species in ifs ecosystem
- a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
- the total mass of organisms at tropic level
- the numbers and types of species that live in them generally change through time
- the living aspects of the environment
- the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment
- use energy from sunlight to make food by photosynthesis
- the feeding positions in a food chain or web
- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected
- the final step in decomposition; they feed on any remaining organic matter that is left after other decomposers do their work
- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is harmed
- the environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted
25 Clues: communes animals • a predator's target • consumes both plants and animals • organism harmed during parasitism • the living aspects of the environment • consume the soft tissue of dead animals • breaks down the remains and other wastes • the nonliving aspects of the environment • consumes producers such as plants or algae • the total mass of organisms at tropic level • ...
Claire Batten 2015-04-16
Across
- consume the soft tissue of dead animals
- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is harmed
- a relationship in which members of one species consume members of another
- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected
- the environment in which a species lives and to which it is adapted
- Two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long
- the feeding positions in a food chain or web
- the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment
- consumes producers such as plants or algae
- communes animals
- breaks down the remains and other wastes
- a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
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- the area disturbed from the first species to colonize
- the final step in decomposition; they feed on any remaining organic matter that is left after other decomposers do their work
- occurs when competing species evolve different adaptations
- refers to the role of a species in ifs ecosystem
- use energy from sunlight to make food by photosynthesis
- organism harmed during parasitism
- the nonliving aspects of the environment
- eats dead debris. Considered to be earthworms, millipedes, and dung beetles
- consumes both plants and animals
- the numbers and types of species that live in them generally change through time
- a predator's target
- the living aspects of the environment
- the total mass of organisms at tropic level
25 Clues: communes animals • a predator's target • consumes both plants and animals • organism harmed during parasitism • the living aspects of the environment • consume the soft tissue of dead animals • the nonliving aspects of the environment • breaks down the remains and other wastes • consumes producers such as plants or algae • the total mass of organisms at tropic level • ...
The Biosphere 2023-09-21
Across
- - AN ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT LIVE TOGETHER
- - A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA
- - ALL OF THE SOLID LAND AND CORE OF THE EARTH
- - DENSE FORESTS OF CONFEROUS EVERGREENS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE
- - THE GASES SURROUNDING THE EARTH
- - ALL PARTS OF EARTH IN WHICH LIFE EXISTS
- - A LAYER OF PERMANENTLY FROZEN SUBSOIL
- - A WETLAND FORMED WHERE A RIVER MEETS THE SEA
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- - A DARK ZONE WHERE PHOTOSYNTHESIS CANNOT OCCUR
- - A GROUP OF ECOSYSTEMS THAT SHARE SIMILAR CLIMATES AND ORGANISMS
- - ALL OF EARTH'S WATER INCLUDING WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR
- - PATTERNS AND AVERAGES OF TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, CLOUDS AND WIND OVER MANY YEARS
- - A FACTOR THAT IS A LIVING PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT AN ORGANISM CAN INTERACT WITH
- - A ZONE OF SUNLIT REGION NEAR THE SURFACE WHERE PHOTOSYNTHESIS CAN OCCUR
- - SHORT-TERM DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, CLOUDS, AND WIND
- - FLOATIN ALGAE AND FREE-SWIMMING ANIMALS THAT ARE THE BASIS OF AQUATIC FOOD CHAINS
- - A DENSE, LEAFY COVERING
- - ALL ORGANISMS LIVING IN A PLACE AND THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- - A NONLIVING PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT AN ORGANISM CAN INTERACT WITH
- - THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INTERACTIONS AMONG ORGANISMS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
- - A GROUP OF SIMILAR ORGANISMS THAT REPRODUCE
- - AN EFFECT CONTROLLED BY GASSES WHICH TRAP HEAT IN THE ATMOSPHERE
- - A MATERIAL FORMED BY DECAYING LEAVES AND ORGANIC MATTER
23 Clues: - A DENSE, LEAFY COVERING • - THE GASES SURROUNDING THE EARTH • - A LAYER OF PERMANENTLY FROZEN SUBSOIL • - ALL PARTS OF EARTH IN WHICH LIFE EXISTS • - ALL OF THE SOLID LAND AND CORE OF THE EARTH • - A GROUP OF SIMILAR ORGANISMS THAT REPRODUCE • - A WETLAND FORMED WHERE A RIVER MEETS THE SEA • - A DARK ZONE WHERE PHOTOSYNTHESIS CANNOT OCCUR • ...
Ecology Review 2023-03-22
Across
- Species that have been relocated somewhere other than their original habitat and can disrupt the ecosystem.
- These are living factors in an environment that can affect an organism.
- The percent of energy that is passed to the next highest trophic level.
- Type of growth in a population facing limited resources.
- Have a much larger effect on their environment than other organisms.
- Make their own food (can do photosynthesis.
- Role that an organism plays in their ecosystem.
- Type of growth that occurs when a species has an abundance of resources.
- This cycle is important for making DNA and RNA and does not cycle through the air.
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- Along with cellular respiration, this process drives the cycling of carbon in the environment.
- The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.
- An ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from living together.
- This is what is represented by arrows in a food chain.
- Diagram that shows many relationships in an ecosystem.
- An ecological relationship where one organism benefits from while the other is unaffected.
- Factors that prevent the growth of a population beyond a certain size.
- Each step in an energy phyramid.
- Can be caused by the removal of a keystone species from an ecosystem.
- Can alter a habitat to the point some species may not survive.
- Two species need the same limited resource.
- Cannot make their own food. Must eat to survive.
21 Clues: Each step in an energy phyramid. • Make their own food (can do photosynthesis. • Two species need the same limited resource. • Role that an organism plays in their ecosystem. • Cannot make their own food. Must eat to survive. • This is what is represented by arrows in a food chain. • Diagram that shows many relationships in an ecosystem. • ...
Biodiversity, Populations, Food Webs (Unit 1) 2022-05-18
Across
- where organisms are in a food chain.[trophic ___]
- graphical representation of interlinked food chains that show how organisms are related through their food consumption in an ecosystem [food ____]
- role of a species in an ecosystem
- Another name for producers.
- if 2 species occupy the same niche and habitat, they would end up competing with one another for the same food. [___________ exclusion]
- a species that hold ecosystems together and are more important than other species.
- number of species in a given area
- coming to a place, population increases
- a type of cascade that is indirect interactions that can affect entire ecosystems.
- a group of organisms of a species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
- An organism that breaks down organic matter into simpler materials (like carbon dioxide)
Down
- all the abiotic and biotic factors in an area
- number of organisms in a species/ total number of organisms
- leaving a place, population decreases
- How individuals in a population are spread across an environment [population _______]
- living factors of the environment
- number of individuals of the same species in an area [population _____]
- factors like resources in an environment that can lower the population growth.
- the number of individuals that make up a population [population ____]
- Another name for consumers.
- measure of the variety of life that occurs within an ecosystem.
- nonliving factors of the environment
- an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
23 Clues: Another name for producers. • Another name for consumers. • role of a species in an ecosystem • living factors of the environment • number of species in a given area • nonliving factors of the environment • leaving a place, population decreases • coming to a place, population increases • all the abiotic and biotic factors in an area • ...
Ecology Vocabulary Words 2024-09-13
Across
- an organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms
- describes living factors in the environment
- organism that can make organic molecules from inorganic sources (photosynthesis is an example)
- a group of different species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
- process by which energy is made by using chemicals as an energy source instead of light
- an organism that obtains its food by eating other organisms or their byproducts
- one of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid
- organism that eats only plants
- study of interactions of living things with each other and their environment
- an organism that eats both plants and animals
- an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter to gain energy
- a consumer that eats only one type of organism
- describes the nonliving part of the environment including, water, rocks, light and temperature
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- an organism that makes its own food
- a species that is critical to the functioning of the ecosystem in which it lives
- a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
- a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
- the variety of organisms in a given area
- an organism that eats only meat
- species that does not rely on a single source of prey
- the pathway of energy transfer in an ecosystem
21 Clues: organism that eats only plants • an organism that eats only meat • an organism that makes its own food • the variety of organisms in a given area • describes living factors in the environment • an organism that eats both plants and animals • the pathway of energy transfer in an ecosystem • a consumer that eats only one type of organism • ...
Environmental Science Common Assessment Review 2023-10-26
Across
- Consumer that eats things are already dead
- 2 or more populations of different species
- Energy flow in a food chain is indicated using this symbol
- A group of organisms of the same species
- The level of complexity of organisms' interactions
- Consumer that eats both plants and meat
- The group that does NOT receive the independent variable
- Type of data that is descriptive
- Type of data that involves numbers
- Many overlapping food chains
- The variable you change in an experiment
- Includes all living organisms in an area and their environment
- Organisms that are considered producers
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- ConDetritivoreseats meat
- The living factors within an environment
- All the biomes
- The term to describe the amount of toxins that increase as you move up the food chain
- Consumer that eats plants and seeds
- A set of ecosystems with a similar climate
- Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy
- One individual
- Energy flows in one direction from the producer to the ________
- A group of organisms that can mate to produce fertile offspring
- The non-living factors within an environment
- This type of organism is considered a primary producer
- The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
- Type of decomposer that eats decaying materials
- This type of organism is considered a primary consumer
- Organisms that are considered consumers
- Consumer that feeds by chemically breaking down living things
- The variable you measure in an experiment
31 Clues: All the biomes • One individual • ConDetritivoreseats meat • Many overlapping food chains • Type of data that is descriptive • Type of data that involves numbers • Consumer that eats plants and seeds • Consumer that eats both plants and meat • Organisms that are considered consumers • Organisms that are considered producers • The living factors within an environment • ...
Earth day Crossword 2025-04-21
Across
- A place where garbage is buried under the ground
- To repurpose or transform old or discarded materials into something of higher value or quality
- Using resources in a way that meets present needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
- To keep something in its original state or condition, often to prevent decay or damage
- To protect and use resources carefully to prevent waste or harm
- Trash or waste that is left in public places.
- A colorless gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation
- To process used materials in order to make them suitable for reuse
- Gases or particles released into the air, often from vehicles or factories.
- Relating to the sun
- The natural environment or home of an organism, where it lives and grows
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- Relating to or derived from living matter; often used to describe natural farming methods without synthetic chemicals.
- a layer of gases surrounding our planet
- To make the environment dirty or harmful by adding harmful substances or waste
- The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- Capable of being replaced or replenished naturally over time, especially regarding energy sources
- No longer existing; describes a species that has died out completely.
- Decomposed organic matter used to improve soil.
- A community of living and non-living things interacting in a particular area.
20 Clues: Relating to the sun • a layer of gases surrounding our planet • Trash or waste that is left in public places. • Decomposed organic matter used to improve soil. • A place where garbage is buried under the ground • To protect and use resources carefully to prevent waste or harm • To process used materials in order to make them suitable for reuse • ...
Environmental science 2025-04-24
Across
- Spreading knowledge to help people understand and protect the environment.
- Specific regions where human activity is restricted to conserve wildlife.
- The protection and management of biodiversity and natural resources.
- Limits on how much of a resource can be harvested to prevent overexploitation.
- A greenhouse gas produced by livestock and landfills, contributing to climate change.
- A resource or method that can continue without depleting or damaging the environment.
- The variety of different species living in a particular area.
- When no members of a species remain alive.
- A position in a food chain, based on how an organism gets its energy.
- The populations of fish that are harvested from the ocean.
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- The removal of large areas of forest, often for farming or urban development.
- The process by which natural environments are damaged or lost.
- A gas released by respiration and combustion; key to the greenhouse effect.
- The trapping of heat in Earth’s atmosphere by gases like CO₂ and methane.
- Waste plastic in the environment, harming wildlife and ecosystems.
- A sequence showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another.
- The process by which green plants use sunlight to make glucose and oxygen.
- A community of organisms interacting with each other and with their environment.
- A chemical process that releases energy from glucose in cells.
- Removing too many fish from the ocean, faster than they can reproduce.
- Unwanted marine animals accidentally caught while fishing for another species.
21 Clues: When no members of a species remain alive. • The populations of fish that are harvested from the ocean. • The variety of different species living in a particular area. • The process by which natural environments are damaged or lost. • A chemical process that releases energy from glucose in cells. • ...
Ecology Vocabulary Terms Review 2024-04-05
Across
- A living thing.
- All food chains in the ecosystem.
- Organisms that make their own food.
- The "hunter" that consumes other organisms.
- The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment.
- A group or association of population of two or more different species in the same area at the same time.
- The living thing that the parasitic lives on or in.
- A place where an organism makes its home.
- Organisms that break down dead organisms.
- The region on, above, and below the Earth's surface where life exists.
- An organism that mostly eats decaying organisms.
- Organisms that eat plants.
- A living thing that shapes its environment.
- The position of organisms on the food chain or web.
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- Non-living things that shapes it environment.
- A group of individuals of the same species living within an area.
- A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.
- The order of events in the ecosystem, where one organism eats other, and it repeats.
- Organisms that can produce their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals.
- Organisms that eat meat.
- The "hunted".
- Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy.
- The parasite that lives on or in a living thing.
- Organiseathat eats plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
- Organisms that consume both plants and animals.
25 Clues: The "hunted". • A living thing. • Organisms that eat meat. • Organisms that eat plants. • All food chains in the ecosystem. • Organisms that make their own food. • A place where an organism makes its home. • Organisms that break down dead organisms. • The "hunter" that consumes other organisms. • A living thing that shapes its environment. • ...
Sustainability Cross Word 2024-04-14
Across
- Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- The prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- Natural movement of air, especially as a source of energy.
- Pertaining to water, often used when referring to energy generated by water power.
- The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment causing adverse change.
- Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain ecological balance.
- To convert waste into reusable material.
- A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization.
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- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
- A chemical element that is the basis of all known life.
- Of, relating to, or determined by the sun.
- A species or plant that originated in a particular place and was not introduced by humans.
- Relating to farming without the use of synthetic chemicals.
- Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
- A structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, used to grow plants under controlled conditions.
- The impact left by a person or group on the environment, often referred to as 'ecological ___'.
- Energy from sources that naturally replenish.
20 Clues: To convert waste into reusable material. • Of, relating to, or determined by the sun. • The prevention of wasteful use of a resource. • Energy from sources that naturally replenish. • Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. • A chemical element that is the basis of all known life. • Natural movement of air, especially as a source of energy. • ...
vocab 2022-04-21
Across
- a type of symbiosis in which both species benefit from living together
- a living or once living part of an ecosystem
- number of the same species in an area
- movement of individuals into a populations area
- succession but there is still soil
- the largest population that a particular environment can support
- a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
- a type of symbiosis between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helpex nor harmed
- an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease in size
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- the home of an organism
- succession in which there is no soil
- moving from one population to another
- the community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving environment
- interaction between two organisms
- a nonliving part of an organisms habitat
- all the organisms in an area
- a living thing
- an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in an environment
- how an organism makes its living and interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors in its habitat
- a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives with, on or in a host and harms it
- first species in an area after primary succession
- the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
22 Clues: a living thing • the home of an organism • all the organisms in an area • interaction between two organisms • succession but there is still soil • succession in which there is no soil • moving from one population to another • number of the same species in an area • a nonliving part of an organisms habitat • a living or once living part of an ecosystem • ...
Biology 2025-12-01
Across
- Looking like another, more dangerous organism to avoid being eaten
- The specific role an organism has in its environment
- A group of the same kind of organism living in the same area
- The idea that evolution happens slowly and steadily over time
- An animal that eats only plants
- Blending in with the surroundings to hide
- An early stage of development in a plant or animal
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- All the living and non-living things in an area that interact
- Many food chains linked together in an ecosystem
- When humans choose which organisms to breed for certain traits ________ selection
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- All the parts of Earth where life exists
- When organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce ________ selection
- An animal that eats both plants and animals
- The idea that evolution is mostly stable with sudden, rapid changes ____ equilibrium
- An organism that makes its own food, like a plant
- An animal that eats only other animals (meat)
- A single living thing
- When an environment favors one extreme trait, causing a population to change in that direction
- The slow change in living things over long periods of time
- A very large area with a certain climate and types of plants and animals
- An organism that eats other organisms for food
- All the living parts of an ecosystem
- The non-living parts of an ecosystem
24 Clues: A single living thing • An animal that eats only plants • All the living parts of an ecosystem • The non-living parts of an ecosystem • All the parts of Earth where life exists • Blending in with the surroundings to hide • An animal that eats both plants and animals • An animal that eats only other animals (meat) • An organism that eats other organisms for food • ...
The Human Person in the Environment 2025-09-21
Across
- Disturbances caused by typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
- Meeting present needs without harming future generations
- Idea that Earth functions as a self-regulating system
- Moral study of humans’ relationship with the environment
- Moral duty to care for the environment
- Philosophy emphasizing intrinsic value of all living beings
- Annual celebration promoting environmental awareness
- Branch applying ecological approach to society
- View that humans act as stewards of nature
- Fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens
- Maintaining natural beauty and order in surroundings
- Person who works to protect and manage natural resources
- Demand that natural resources be conserved for future generations
- Damage to the environment caused by humans
- Movement celebrated worldwide to show care for the environment
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- Avoiding waste and using only what is needed
- View focusing on human-centered perspective
- Humans are not separate from nature but part of it
- Economic principle of minimizing waste and maximizing output
- View believing all organisms have inherent value
- Major problem caused by human activity like mining and logging
- Philippine law on waste management
- Law to conserve and protect wildlife
- Acting carefully and with wise decision-making
- Moral responsibilities regarding climate change
- Law regulating air pollution in the Philippines
- View placing great value on ecosystems and communities
- Annual event switching off lights for an hour
- Long-term change in temperature and weather patterns
- The 1997 international agreement to cut greenhouse gases
30 Clues: Philippine law on waste management • Law to conserve and protect wildlife • Moral duty to care for the environment • View that humans act as stewards of nature • Damage to the environment caused by humans • View focusing on human-centered perspective • Avoiding waste and using only what is needed • Annual event switching off lights for an hour • ...
Evolution 2023-02-01
Across
- Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
- Change over time
- any event that changes genetic structure
- A biologist who developed theory of evolution of species (1859). He argued that all living species evolved into their present form through the ability to adapt in a struggle for survival.
- A structural adaptation that enables an organism to blend in with its environment
- Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
- a condition of the environment that affects how suitable it is for a living thing
- Differences in traits among individual organisms within a population
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- an adaptation an animal does that helps it survive; a response to live
- an adaptation that is a change to an individual's body structure that helps it survive and reproduce
- The variety of different types of genes in a species or population.
- A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
12 Clues: Change over time • any event that changes genetic structure • Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment • The variety of different types of genes in a species or population. • Differences in traits among individual organisms within a population • an adaptation an animal does that helps it survive; a response to live • ...
Geography Tools: Unit 1 2017-09-27
Across
- mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
- how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them
- exaction position on Earth in longitude and latitude
- location of a place relative to another place
- area with at least 1 unifying physical or human feature
- study of human and nonhuman features of earth
- unit to measure angles
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- directions north, south, east, and west
- distance east and west of the Prime Meridian in degrees
- distance north and south of the Equator in degrees
- half of the earth
- how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
- relative size
- round-shaped body
14 Clues: relative size • half of the earth • round-shaped body • unit to measure angles • directions north, south, east, and west • location of a place relative to another place • study of human and nonhuman features of earth • distance north and south of the Equator in degrees • exaction position on Earth in longitude and latitude • ...
1O ENVIRO ABYSSINIA GONIE 2016-05-30
Across
- the disposal of waste material by burying it
- transformation of fertile land into very dry desert
- variety of different living organisms in an environment
- salt levels
- the four spheres
- all the waters on the earth's surface
- planting and taking care of trees and forests
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- practice of farming and growing crops
- removal of trees and other plants by either cutting or burning down
- changes effecting the worlds weather
- the watering of land to make it ready for agriculture
- living organisms that interact with each other and the environment
- gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- any substance release into the environment that causes damage
14 Clues: salt levels • the four spheres • changes effecting the worlds weather • practice of farming and growing crops • all the waters on the earth's surface • the disposal of waste material by burying it • gases surrounding the earth or another planet • planting and taking care of trees and forests • transformation of fertile land into very dry desert • ...
1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability 2018-01-06
Across
- - a property where the rights to certain resources are held by large groups of individuals
- - a supply of something
- - purchasing power parity
- - gross domestic product
- - it is any in the environment that is harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms
- - using a resource over and over in the same form
- - the sources which are dispersed and often difficult to identify
- - a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- - capable of being used without being completely used up or destroyed
- - study of the earth’s origin, history, surface, and interior processes
- - living things which are members of certain species
- - biological diversity
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- - occurs when people are unable to meet their basic needs
- - study of animals
- - collecting waste materials and processing them into new materials
- - substances which make the environment polluted
- - a key subfield of environmental science
- - group of organisms with distinctive traits
- - a science that deals with matter and energy and how they act
- - a property where individuals or firms own the rights certain resources
- - the ability to do work
- - study of plants
- - management of natural resources by minimizing resource waste and sustaining resource supplies
- - it is everything around with all of the living and the nonliving things which we interact with
- - study of moral values and concepts concerning right and wrong human behavior and responsibilities
- - the main source of energy of planet earth
26 Clues: - study of plants • - study of animals • - biological diversity • - a supply of something • - gross domestic product • - the ability to do work • - purchasing power parity • - a key subfield of environmental science • - the main source of energy of planet earth • - group of organisms with distinctive traits • - substances which make the environment polluted • ...
ecology part 1 2022-03-16
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- variable of a system that causes a noticeable change in output or another measure of a type of system
- an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli
- an animal that naturally preys on others
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
- a living organism that shapes its environment
- the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- any kind of green plant
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- the conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another
- a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bioproductivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem
- the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation
- an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
- an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
- any organism that can't make its own food
- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- the position an organism occupies in a food web
- the activity or condition of competing
20 Clues: any kind of green plant • the activity or condition of competing • an animal that naturally preys on others • any organism that can't make its own food • a living organism that shapes its environment • the position an organism occupies in a food web • the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume • an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food • ...
Chapter 20 Vocabulary Puzzle 2015-01-05
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- relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed
- any living thing
- first to populate an area
- relationship where at least one organism benefits
- study of how organisms interact with their environment
- largest population that an area can support
- total of all the births in a population
- total of the deaths in a population
- factor that prevents a population from increasing
- total of all the same species that lives in an area
- succession that takes place in a disturbed area where soil and organisms still exist
- nonliving factors in an organism's environment
- relationship where both organisms benefit
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- moving into a population
- one who is hunted and killed
- succession that takes place where no soil or organisms exist
- series of changes that occurs in a community over time
- role of an organism in its environment
- relationship where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
- made up of all the different populations that lives in an area
- place where an organism lives
- number of individuals in an area of a specific size
- leaving a population
- living factors in an organism's environment
- one who hunts and kills
- struggle between organisms to survive as they try to use the same resource
- made up of all the communities and nonliving features in an area
- interaction where one organism kills another for food
28 Clues: any living thing • leaving a population • one who hunts and kills • moving into a population • first to populate an area • one who is hunted and killed • place where an organism lives • total of the deaths in a population • role of an organism in its environment • total of all the births in a population • relationship where both organisms benefit • ...
Natural selection crossword puzzle 2023-03-22
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- The way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation
- Is a substance or object in the environment required by an organism for normal growth, maintenance, and reproduction.
- The movement of genes into or out of a population
- A state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species.
- A change in genetic mutation
- The Natural creation of living organisms
- The process of organisms changing over time. Organisms with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.
- A famous biologist and naturalist who is known for his contributions to the study of evolution through the process of natural selection.
- A characteristic belonging to a population or organism.
- An animals ability to hide from predators
- The change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population due to random chance.
- The difference in DNA among individuals or the differences between populations.
- A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
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- Resemblence between two organisms
- An organism's ability to survive
- A process in which humans choose specific traits they want and breed organisms together for those specific traits.
- The process by which species adapt over time in response to their changing environment.
- An animal that prays on other animals
- The way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn
- Behaviors an organism develops as a result of experience
20 Clues: A change in genetic mutation • An organism's ability to survive • Resemblence between two organisms • An animal that prays on other animals • The Natural creation of living organisms • An animals ability to hide from predators • The movement of genes into or out of a population • A characteristic belonging to a population or organism. • ...
Evolution Key Words 2021-08-05
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- any cell in an organism that is not a germline cell
- a measure of how well an organism survives and reproduces in its environment
- the interaction between organisms in which both are harmed when trying to use the same limited resource
- a section of DNA that carries the code to make a protein
- organisms that are better adapted to their local environmental selection pressures are more likely to survive and pass on their genes
- a factor in the environment that impacts an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce
- agents that cause mutations in DNA
- the differences in DNA sequences between individuals
- proportion of certain alleles in a gene pool
- transmissible from parent to child
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- a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
- the physical or biochemical characteristic of an organism, resulting from the expression of a gene and interaction with the environment
- a group of individuals who are able to breed with each other and produce viable and fertile offspring
- the movement out of a population
- the battle for organisms to survive and reproduce in their environment, caused by selection pressures and limited resources
- variant of a gene
- all genes in a population
- a heritable phenotype that humans select for during selective breeding
- order in which nucleotide triplets or codons are divided into a consecutive, non-overlapping sequence
- the movement into a population
- the change in the genetic makeup of a population over successive generations
21 Clues: variant of a gene • all genes in a population • the movement into a population • the movement out of a population • agents that cause mutations in DNA • transmissible from parent to child • proportion of certain alleles in a gene pool • any cell in an organism that is not a germline cell • the differences in DNA sequences between individuals • ...
Science 2023-11-12
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- Organelles responsible for energy production (cellular respiration).
- A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
- Specialized structures within a cell that have specific functions.
- An individual living thing.
- A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
- The natural environment where an organism lives.
- A structure made up of different tissues working together to carry out a specific function.
- A group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function.
- The process of adjusting to the environment or a specific condition.
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- The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
- The central control center of a cell that contains genetic material (DNA).
- The study of relationships between living organisms and their environment.
- The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced.
- The study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.
- System The system responsible for the circulation of blood and transport of nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.
- The basic unit of life, the smallest structure capable of performing all the processes necessary for life.
- (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)The genetic material that carries the instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms.
- The process by which cells break down glucose to release energy.
- Chain A sequence of organisms, each of which uses the next lower member of the sequence as a food source.
- The gradual change in a species over time.
20 Clues: An individual living thing. • The gradual change in a species over time. • The natural environment where an organism lives. • The study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. • The process by which cells break down glucose to release energy. • Specialized structures within a cell that have specific functions. • ...
Unit 4: Evolution and Natural Selection 2024-01-04
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- different species that are similar in function but not in structure.
- formation of a new species in the course of evolution.
- evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment.
- when species isolate from others due to different behaviors.
- physical separation from one organism to another due to geographical barriers.
- a unit of heredity transferred from a parent to its offspring.
- a feature that a species inherited from an ancestor but is not less elaborate and functional.
- the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population.
- preserved remains of plants and animals.
- existence of organisms that are best adapted to their environment.
- similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor.
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- living organisms that has developed during the history of earth.
- reproductive isolation mechanism among sexual organisms.
- the process in witch two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes through time.
- a physical incompatibility between reproductive organs of two organisms.
- the changing of the structure of a gene.
- organisms better adapted to to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
- groups of organisms as a result of changes or in the environment in witch they live.
- quantitative representation of individual reproductive success.
- selection Humans choose individual organisms with certain phenotypic trait values for breeding.
- the process of a species family or other group of plants or animals becoming extinct.
21 Clues: the changing of the structure of a gene. • preserved remains of plants and animals. • formation of a new species in the course of evolution. • reproductive isolation mechanism among sexual organisms. • when species isolate from others due to different behaviors. • a unit of heredity transferred from a parent to its offspring. • ...
tynesha crossword 2024-03-19
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- a region's long-term weather pattern, usually tracked for at least 30 years
- the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another
- the branch of biology
- variable in a system that causes a noticeable change in output or another measure of a type of system
- its position in a food web
- a biological community of interacting organisms
- the concentration of toxins in an organism as a result of its ingesting other plants or animals
- an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives
- an organism that obtains energy and nutrients from other organisms
- the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
- the first step of ecological succession that occurs after a major disturbance
- the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being
- the practice of living as a parasite
- long-term interaction between two organisms of different species
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- an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus
- the role an organism plays in a community
- an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm
- a living organism that shapes its environment
- harmful materials into the environment
- an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem
- a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- a geographical region with a specific climate
- a group of people living in the same place
- the different nutrient processes in an environment
25 Clues: the branch of biology • its position in a food web • the practice of living as a parasite • harmful materials into the environment • the role an organism plays in a community • a group of people living in the same place • a living organism that shapes its environment • a geographical region with a specific climate • a biological community of interacting organisms • ...
Chapter 4 Population Ecology 2023-10-20
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- characteristics of the environment that limit population growth.
- includes all parts of Earth that host life, with all of its organisms and environments.
- the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
- a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offsprings.
- the specific environment in which an organism lives.
- parts of an ecosystem that have never been living.
- describes how organisms are arranged within an area.
- a seasonal movement into and out of an area.
- when a population increased by a fixed percentage each year.
- proportion of males to females.
- shows how the likelihood of death varies with age, population ecologists use graphs.
- members of a species that live in the same area at the same time make up a population.
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- includes all of the living things and their physical environments within a particular area.
- describes the number of individuals within a population per unit area.
- the largest population size a given environment can sustainably support.
- describes the relative numbers of organisms of each age within a population.
- describes the number of individual organisms present in a given population at a given time.
- parts of an ecosystem that are living or used to be living.
- describes how a population's initial exponential increase is slowed and finally stopped by limiting factors.
- the departure of individuals from a given area.
- all of the populations in a particular area.
- the arrival of individuals from outside a given area.
22 Clues: proportion of males to females. • a seasonal movement into and out of an area. • all of the populations in a particular area. • the departure of individuals from a given area. • parts of an ecosystem that have never been living. • the specific environment in which an organism lives. • describes how organisms are arranged within an area. • ...
Ecology Vocabulary 2024-04-05
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- organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
- organism that eats other organisms (plants/animals) for energy and nutrients
- complex network of food chains showing feeding relationships within a community
- organism that mostly eats meats, or other animal flesh
- organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant/animal matter, making organic nutrients as a result
- non-living organisms that shape its environment
- organism that can't produce its own food and must eat other plants/animals to get energy
- any living thing
- organism that harbors another organism (symbiotic relationship)
- organism that eats a variety of material
- group for individuals of the same species
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- the art of the Earth that can support life
- organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food
- interactions between living and non-living organisms
- organism that mostly consumes decaying organisms
- organism hunted and killed by other organisms
- living organisms that shape an environment
- organisms that make their own food
- order of events in an ecosystem, where the organism are consumed in a linear order
- 2 or more populations (of different species) in the same area at the same time
- level organism's position in a food web
- study of the relationships between living things and their environment
- an organism's natural environment
- organism that mostly feeds on plants
- one organism benefits at the expense of another
25 Clues: any living thing • an organism's natural environment • organisms that make their own food • organism that mostly feeds on plants • level organism's position in a food web • organism that eats a variety of material • group for individuals of the same species • the art of the Earth that can support life • living organisms that shape an environment • ...
Ecology 2024-04-05
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- Make own food
- Eat others
- All of the foods chains in an ecosystem
- Eats only meat
- Break down dead organisms and other organic wastes and release inorganic molecules back to the environment.
- Non-living factors in the environment
- Butterflies, rabbits, grasshoppers, giraffes, and snails, etc
- Singular (smallest or at the top of an Taxonomic Hierarchy pyramid)
- An organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationship
- Eats meat and plants
- Group of organisms
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- Part of the earth where living things exist (biggest or the bottom of a Taxonomic Hierarchy pyramid)
- An animal that kills and eats other animals.
- Area with plants, animals, and other organisms
- An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.
- Animals that are killed and eaten by other animals.
- Living factor in the environment
- Green plants, small shrubs, fruit, phytoplankton, and algae, etc
- Outline of who eats who
- Same group or species
- Pyramid;that shows the number of steps it is from the start of the chain (ranges from a value of 1 for primary producers to 5 for mammals and humans)
- ...is the study of the environment
- Provides the organisms that live there with food, water, shelter and space to survive (consist of both biotic and abiotic factors)
- Eats only plants
- Feeding on plants or animals as a ... (lice on human, ticks on dog, etc)
25 Clues: Eat others • Make own food • Eats only meat • Eats only plants • Group of organisms • Eats meat and plants • Same group or species • Outline of who eats who • Living factor in the environment • ...is the study of the environment • Non-living factors in the environment • All of the foods chains in an ecosystem • An animal that kills and eats other animals. • ...
Ecology Crossword 2024-08-29
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- dense leafy covering
- short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day or minute to minute
- any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
- includes all the gases that surround Earth
- layer formed by short trees and vines
- gases such as carbon dioxide
- group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
- different populations that live together in a defined area
- any nonliving part of the environment, such as sunlight, heat, precipitation, humidity, wind, or water
- everywhere that life exists
- includes rocks, continents, ocean floor, and molten rock deep below Earth's surface
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- patterns and averages over many years of precipitation, temperature, clouds, wind, extreme weather, droughts, and floods
- sunlit region near the surface of the water in which photosynthesis can occur
- all of Earth's water including fresh water, salt water, water vapor, rain, underground water, and ice
- group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
- all biotic and abiotic factors within a specific area
- gases allow visible light to enter, but trap heat
- scientific study of interactions between organisms, effects of their environment, and responses to changing environment
- one of the three main approaches to gathering ecological data
- material formed from decaying leaves a other organic matter
- project based on a book in an attempt to model global life support systems
- group of similar organisms that can breed and produce offspring
22 Clues: dense leafy covering • everywhere that life exists • gases such as carbon dioxide • layer formed by short trees and vines • includes all the gases that surround Earth • gases allow visible light to enter, but trap heat • all biotic and abiotic factors within a specific area • different populations that live together in a defined area • ...
Natural and Artificial Selection 2026-03-04
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- Organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more offspring is called ____ selection.
- The environment changed to only have tall trees so this animal had an advantage.
- _______ insemination is a type of breeding method used on animals like horses.
- A _____ in a gene created the desired traits of a pug we now breed to see more often.
- Cheetahs exhibit ____ genetic diversity due to natural selection.
- Alpacas are bred for better ________ quality.
- The _____ decides which traits will survive or not in natural selection.
- In artificial selection for Wagyu or other animals humans will look at _____ traits.
- Rising ____ temperatures have influenced change in the brown trout.
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- Industrial ______ created a camouflage against predators for the peppered moth.
- Artificial selection is when ____ intentionally breed certain plants or animals.
- The pigeon is an example of ____ selection.
- The genetic variation for the Galapagos finches was the ____ size.
- ________ breeding, is another name of artificial selection where people choose desirable traits.
- The mule deer has an ______ trait that allows for seasonal coat changes.
- climate shapes _____.
- This animal changes colors to maintain body temp when the environment changes.
- Artificial selection with sheep has narrowed the gene pool making _____ almost nonexistent.
- The Antarctic fish survives changing water temps if it has the ____ glycoprotein gene.
- By using artificial insemination on cattle it can increase the ______ of favorable genes.
- The blue belly lizard can demonstrate ______ flow when individuals move between populations.
- By selectively breeding different watermelons we have ____ the gene pool.
- Artificial selection of domestic dogs can lead to hereditary _______.
23 Clues: climate shapes _____. • The pigeon is an example of ____ selection. • Alpacas are bred for better ________ quality. • Cheetahs exhibit ____ genetic diversity due to natural selection. • The genetic variation for the Galapagos finches was the ____ size. • Rising ____ temperatures have influenced change in the brown trout. • ...
The Biosphere 2026-04-08
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- Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food
- The process in which autotrophs use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates
- Breaks down organic matter, such as a fungus
- Eats only animals
- The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
- _____ factor: Any living part of an environment
- All the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their physical environment
- Obtains energy by eating only plants
- The process in which autotrophs capture light energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars
- A series of steps that shows the energy flow from producer to consumers
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- The parts of the planet in which all life exists
- _____ factor: Any nonliving part of an environment
- Feeds on dead matter, such as an earthworm
- Another name for an autotroph
- Different populations that live together in an area
- A network of all the food chains in an ecosystem
- Organism that relies on other organisms for their energy and food
- A group of ecosystems that have similar climates and organisms
- Each step in a food chain or food web
- Another name for a heterotroph
- The main source of energy on Earth
- Consumes the carcasses of other animals, such as a vulture
- Eats both plants and animals
- Individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
24 Clues: Eats only animals • Eats both plants and animals • Another name for an autotroph • Another name for a heterotroph • The main source of energy on Earth • Obtains energy by eating only plants • Each step in a food chain or food web • Feeds on dead matter, such as an earthworm • Breaks down organic matter, such as a fungus • _____ factor: Any living part of an environment • ...
The Biosphere 2026-04-08
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- A group of ecosystems that have similar climates and organisms
- The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
- The parts of the planet in which all life exists
- Feeds on dead matter, such as an earthworm
- All the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their physical environment
- Another name for a heterotroph
- A network of all the food chains in an ecosystem
- Eats both plants and animals
- Each step in a food chain or food web
- The main source of energy on Earth
- _____ factor: Any living part of an environment
- Consumes the carcasses of other animals, such as a vulture
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- Eats only animals
- The process in which autotrophs use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates
- _____ factor: Any nonliving part of an environment
- Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food
- Obtains energy by eating only plants
- Organism that relies on other organisms for their energy and food
- Breaks down organic matter, such as a fungus
- Different populations that live together in an area
- A series of steps that shows the energy flow from producer to consumers
- Individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
- The process in which autotrophs capture light energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars
- Another name for an autotroph
24 Clues: Eats only animals • Eats both plants and animals • Another name for an autotroph • Another name for a heterotroph • The main source of energy on Earth • Obtains energy by eating only plants • Each step in a food chain or food web • Feeds on dead matter, such as an earthworm • Breaks down organic matter, such as a fungus • _____ factor: Any living part of an environment • ...
What is Physical Geography? 2024-11-23
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- rocky outer most layer of the earth. (like the skin of an apple. Forms our continents and lines the bottoms of our oceans.
- a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside.
- incoming solar radiation.
- result of processes happening both above and below the surface of the earth.
- area that can be seen from one point; view.
- All the physical surroundings on Earth. includes everything living and everything nonliving.
- geography exploring how people occupy the earth's surface (how we've moved, settled and used the land resources and space.}
- all the landscapes and major systems that interact to create our dynamic planet.
- part of geography studying the world above and below the earth's surface.
- human-environment interaction when studying geography.
- the removal or destruction of a forest.
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- part of geography recognizing the characteristics of the environment and the processes that cfeate, modify and destroy it.
- the skills that players need to learn to play a game.
- the home of an animal or a plant. Most include a community of animals and plants along with water, oxygen, soil or sand, and rocks.
- shape of the land
- layers of air around the earth that give us clouds, weather, the ozone layer, and the air we breathe.
- group living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
- parts of earth where life can exist.
- continuous change.
- all the water on, below or above the planet's surface.
- community of living things interacting with their nonliving environment.
- a rotating storm system that forms in the ocean and may become a hurricane.
- sphere
23 Clues: sphere • shape of the land • continuous change. • incoming solar radiation. • parts of earth where life can exist. • the removal or destruction of a forest. • area that can be seen from one point; view. • the skills that players need to learn to play a game. • all the water on, below or above the planet's surface. • human-environment interaction when studying geography. • ...
Sustainable Biomes 2025-09-12
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- An arid biome with very low rainfall.
- A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially.
- The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.
- The action of conserving something, in particular, preserving biodiversity.
- A type of climate or region that's hot and humid.
- The cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- Relating to water.
- A large, naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat.
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
- The action of returning something to its former condition.
- The deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources.
- The supply of water to land or crops to help growth.
- The long-term weather patterns of a region.
- A large open area of country covered with grass.
- The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- and Agriculture Words
- The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- The activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock.
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- A vast, flat, treeless arctic region where the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- The process of wearing away land or soil by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- The amount of a crop produced.
24 Clues: Relating to water. • and Agriculture Words • The amount of a crop produced. • An arid biome with very low rainfall. • The long-term weather patterns of a region. • The upper layer of earth in which plants grow. • A large open area of country covered with grass. • A type of climate or region that's hot and humid. • The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. • ...
Heredity and Evolution 2025-11-17
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- Capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
- The complete set of genes an organism possesses.
- Pertaining to, produced by, or involving living organisms.
- All the different alleles (versions of a gene) available in a population's interbreeding individuals.
- The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
- The process by which species become distinct.
- Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.
- The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations.
- An extreme change in the environment can cause species to disappear permanently.
- The success of an organism in passing on its genes.
- A change in the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form.
- A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
- A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring.
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- To separate and go in a different direction (as in evolution).
- A heritable characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- The process of producing offspring.
- The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.
- Any difference between individuals of the same species.
- Favorable or advantageous, often in the context of a mutation or trait.
- A type of biological interaction where two or more organisms seek the same limited resource.
- A characteristic or feature of an organism.
- A localized group of organisms belonging to the same species.
22 Clues: The process of producing offspring. • A characteristic or feature of an organism. • The process by which species become distinct. • The complete set of genes an organism possesses. • Capable of being passed from parent to offspring. • The success of an organism in passing on its genes. • Any difference between individuals of the same species. • ...
English crossword phase 2 2018-02-15
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- ENTER HERE TO SEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE
- ENTER HERE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
- ENVIRONMENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WE FIND THE SYLLABUS OF THE COURSE
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- LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE CAN INTERACT WITH COMPANIONS
- WE ENTER HERE TO SEE THE COURSE NOTES
- AND EVALUATION ENVIRONMENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE CAN CARRY OUT THE EVALUATIONS OF THE COURSE
- WE ENTER HERE TO SEND MESSAGES TO THE GUARDIAN OR COMPANIONS
- LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WE ENTER HERE TO DO THE LABORATORIES OR PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
8 Clues: WE ENTER HERE TO SEE THE COURSE NOTES • ENTER HERE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP • ENTER HERE TO SEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE • WE ENTER HERE TO SEND MESSAGES TO THE GUARDIAN OR COMPANIONS • LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE CAN INTERACT WITH COMPANIONS • ENVIRONMENT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WE FIND THE SYLLABUS OF THE COURSE • ...
Vision and Light Vocabulary 2024-09-12
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- an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animal
- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- what something can do
- information that supports an answer to a question
- to use any of the five senses to gather information about something
- the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function
- responding to small amounts of information
- to cause light to bounce off a material
- an attempt to find out about something
- to change information from one form to another
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- a description of how something works or why something happens
- a structure that responds to information coming in from the environment
- (noun) how an animal gets information from its environment (verb)
- to stay alive
- an animal that hunts and eats other animals
- something that can change in an investigation
- the ability to see
- how strongly something responds to information
- all the living and nonliving things in an area
19 Clues: to stay alive • the ability to see • what something can do • an attempt to find out about something • to cause light to bounce off a material • responding to small amounts of information • an animal that hunts and eats other animals • something that can change in an investigation • how strongly something responds to information • ...
Kelp 2024-11-05
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- creatures that graze on kelp; controlled by sea otters.
- that describes the ocean environment where kelp grows.
- non-flowering plants found in water; kelp is a type of this.
- layer of kelp forest that reaches sunlight.
- absorbed from water by kelp for growth.
- brown algae that forms underwater forests.
- species of this swim among kelp forests.
- experiences rapid up to two feet per day.
- leaf-like part of the kelp where photosynthesis occurs.
- Otter
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- produced by kelp during photosynthesis.
- by which kelp converts sunlight into energy.
- for "holdfast"; keeps kelp attached to the sea floor.
- structure that anchors kelp to the ocean floor.
- of organisms and their environment, like a kelp forest.
- environment where an organism lives.
- absorbed by kelp, helping to reduce this in the atmosphere.
- rise and fall of sea levels, affecting kelp habitat.
- mammal that helps control sea urchin populations in kelp forests.
- structure on kelp that absorbs sunlight.
20 Clues: Otter • environment where an organism lives. • produced by kelp during photosynthesis. • absorbed from water by kelp for growth. • species of this swim among kelp forests. • structure on kelp that absorbs sunlight. • experiences rapid up to two feet per day. • brown algae that forms underwater forests. • layer of kelp forest that reaches sunlight. • ...
Ecosystem Vocabulary Review 2023-03-01
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- Makes its own food
- An organism's role in an ecosystem
- The organism at the top of a food chain is called a ________ consumer
- When a species is introduced to an ecosystem with no natural predators, it is an _________ species
- A group of the same species living in the same place at the same time
- Nonliving part of an ecosystem
- One animal benefits, the other is unaffected
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- One animal eats another
- Two animals must share the same resource
- A community of interacting organisms and their environment
- Eats dead animals or dead parts of animals for food
- Both animals benefit from a relationship
- One organism from a species
- The specific area where an organism lives in its environment
- The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
- One animal benefits, the other is harmed
- Must eat other animals for food
- Shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem
- Living part of an ecosystem
19 Clues: Makes its own food • One animal eats another • One organism from a species • Living part of an ecosystem • Nonliving part of an ecosystem • Must eat other animals for food • An organism's role in an ecosystem • Two animals must share the same resource • Both animals benefit from a relationship • One animal benefits, the other is harmed • ...
The Ecosystem 2020-10-10
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- Organism that recycles dead matter
- Organism that makes its own food
- Formation of glucose from carbon dioxide and water and the energy of the sun
- Where an organism is found in an ecosystem
- Species that is no longer living
- Community of organisms and their environment
- Organism that obtains its food from another organism
- how many organisms are present in an ecosystem
- Cooperative behaviour
- Organism which obtains support but not nutrients from another organism
- Characteristic that enables an organism to survive and reproduce in an environment
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- Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- Organism which obtains nutrients from dead organic matter
- Relationship in which one organism is harmed and the other benefits
- Breakdown of glucose by reaction with oxygen and the formation of carbon dioxide and water
- Relationship in which both organisms benefit
- Close physical long-term relationship
- Species facing a high risk of extinction
- Small local environment
19 Clues: Cooperative behaviour • Small local environment • Organism that makes its own food • Species that is no longer living • Organism that recycles dead matter • Close physical long-term relationship • Species facing a high risk of extinction • Where an organism is found in an ecosystem • Relationship in which both organisms benefit • Community of organisms and their environment • ...
ECOSYSTEM 2023-09-27
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- the tundra, desert, ocean, and rainforest are all example of these
- The place where living things beings live and reproduce
- an attempt to preserve or protect an environment
- an organism in food web or food chain that makes its own food
- webs a set of interconnected food chains
- Ecosystems that have very low rainfall and extreme heat
- these organisms, like mushrooms, cause decay by breaking down materials into raw elements
- the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
- animals are dominated by herbivores and carnivpores
- community interact with abiotic factors
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- act as a decomposer in foow web
- any subtance that damages the environment
- all of the conditions surrounding an organism
- a process by which plants use the sun's energy to make their food
- The largest ecosystems on earth
- harmful changes
- many species living together in a habitat.
- Animals that prey on other animals to fill their needs of energy.
- artificial ecosystem
19 Clues: harmful changes • artificial ecosystem • act as a decomposer in foow web • The largest ecosystems on earth • the nonliving parts of an ecosystem • community interact with abiotic factors • webs a set of interconnected food chains • any subtance that damages the environment • many species living together in a habitat. • all of the conditions surrounding an organism • ...
Virtualization and Cloud Computing 2025-05-22
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- Pay-per-use model for cloud services based on resource consumption.
- A platform for developing and deploying applications in the cloud.
- Cloud model available to all users.
- Cloud feature ensuring services are always operational.
- Virtual machines used to simulate environments for software testing.
- Running software in a virtual environment rather than natively.
- Software provided through the internet, no local installation.
- A combination of private and public clouds.
- Virtualization allowing different OSes to run on the same system.
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- Measures to ensure virtual machines are protected from vulnerabilities.
- Cloud model dedicated to a single organization.
- Virtual desktop infrastructure, enabling remote access to desktops.
- The process of ensuring files are updated across multiple devices.
- Resources used by multiple users in a cloud environment.
- Cloud service offering virtualized computing resources.
- Running older operating systems in virtual machines.
- Cloud characteristic allowing rapid scaling of resources.
- Cloud model shared by several organizations with common interests.
- Virtualized environment for safely running untested software.
19 Clues: Cloud model available to all users. • A combination of private and public clouds. • Cloud model dedicated to a single organization. • Running older operating systems in virtual machines. • Cloud service offering virtualized computing resources. • Cloud feature ensuring services are always operational. • Resources used by multiple users in a cloud environment. • ...
Ecology Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-23
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- Humans guiding the breeding of organisms.
- Structural, behavioral, or physiological traits that help survival.
- When two populations develop enough genetic differences to become separate species.
- The variety of life in an area.
- Occurs when females choose mates based on certain traits or behaviors.
- Physical resemblance to another species for protection.
- The specific environment an organism lives in.
- Organisms competing for the same resource or mate.
- An individual living thing.
- A trait that increases survival or reproduction tends to become more common through this process.
- Variety of genes within a population.
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- Resources that restrict population growth.
- When unrelated species evolve similar traits.
- All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular place.
- A group of organisms of the same species in an area.
- The area on and around Earth where life exists.
- Nonliving factors in an environment.
- Study of relationships between organisms and their environment.
- When one organism hunts and kills another.
19 Clues: An individual living thing. • The variety of life in an area. • Nonliving factors in an environment. • Variety of genes within a population. • Humans guiding the breeding of organisms. • Resources that restrict population growth. • When one organism hunts and kills another. • When unrelated species evolve similar traits. • The specific environment an organism lives in. • ...
Adaptation Exploration 2023-12-04
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- The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives, including physical factors like climate, terrain, and other living organisms.
- An organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms (prey).
- A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
- An organism that is hunted and consumed by a predator.
- A large geographical area with distinct plant and animal groups adapted to that specific environment.
- The long-term patterns of temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation in a particular region.
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- A community of living organisms and their interactions with the non-living components of their environment.
- The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including different species and genetic diversity.
- A characteristic or feature of an organism that can be inherited or acquired.
- A characteristic or behavior that helps an organism survive and thrive in its environment.
- The ability of an organism to stay alive and reproduce in its environment.
- The specific place where an organism lives, characterized by its environmental features.
12 Clues: An organism that is hunted and consumed by a predator. • An organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms (prey). • The ability of an organism to stay alive and reproduce in its environment. • A characteristic or feature of an organism that can be inherited or acquired. • ...
1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability 2018-01-06
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- - purchasing power parity
- - the ability to do work
- - study of moral values and concepts concerning right and wrong human behavior and responsibilities
- - a key subfield of environmental science
- - management of natural resources by minimizing resource waste and sustaining resource supplies
- - study of plants
- - living things which are members of certain species
- - using a resource over and over in the same form
- - study of the earth’s origin, history, surface, and interior processes
- - the sources which are dispersed and often difficult to identify
- - it is any in the environment that is harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms
- - a property where the rights to certain resources are held by large groups of individuals
- - substances which make the environment polluted
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- - a property where individuals or firms own the rights certain resources
- - the main source of energy of planet earth
- - a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- - biological diversity
- - it is everything around with all of the living and the nonliving things which we interact with
- - collecting waste materials and processing them into new materials
- - a supply of something
- - occurs when people are unable to meet their basic needs
- - capable of being used without being completely used up or destroyed
- - study of animals
- - gross domestic product
- - a science that deals with matter and energy and how they act
- - group of organisms with distinctive traits
26 Clues: - study of plants • - study of animals • - biological diversity • - a supply of something • - the ability to do work • - gross domestic product • - purchasing power parity • - a key subfield of environmental science • - the main source of energy of planet earth • - group of organisms with distinctive traits • - substances which make the environment polluted • ...
1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability 2018-01-06
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- a science that deals with matter and energy and how they act
- it is any in the environment that is harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms
- living things which are members of certain species
- study of plants
- it is everything around with all of the living and the nonliving things which we interact with
- a supply of something
- a key subfield of environmental science
- biological diversity
- group of organisms with distinctive traits
- study of the earth’s origin, history, surface, and interior processes
- a property where individuals or firms own the rights certain resources
- the ability to do work
- the main source of energy of planet earth
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- capable of being used without being completely used up or destroyed
- purchasing power parity
- management of natural resources by minimizing resource waste and sustaining resource supplies
- substances which make the environment polluted
- occurs when people are unable to meet their basic needs
- collecting waste materials and processing them into new materials
- a property where the rights to certain resources are held by large groups of individuals
- the sources which are dispersed and often difficult to identify
- study of moral values and concepts concerning right and wrong human behavior and responsibilities
- study of animals
- a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- using a resource over and over in the same form
- gross domestic product
26 Clues: study of plants • study of animals • biological diversity • a supply of something • gross domestic product • the ability to do work • purchasing power parity • a key subfield of environmental science • the main source of energy of planet earth • group of organisms with distinctive traits • substances which make the environment polluted • ...
cro 2024-04-30
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- Energy derived from sources that are naturally replenished.
- A person who advocates or works for the protection of the environment and wildlife.
- The protection and preservation of natural resources.
- The release of gases, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere.
- The permanent loss of a species from the Earth.
- A potent greenhouse gas emitted from various sources including agriculture and waste.
- The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives.
- Animals living in their natural environment, often referring to non-domesticated species.
- The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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- The process of replanting trees in a deforested area to restore forest cover.
- A structure, usually made of glass, used for growing plants or regulating temperature.
- The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
- Remains or traces of ancient life preserved in rocks.
- Interconnected community of living organisms and their environment.
- Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- The clearing of trees from an area, often for agriculture or development.
- The study of the ocean, including its physical and biological aspects.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.
- Element essential to life, but excess emissions contribute to climate change.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
20 Clues: The permanent loss of a species from the Earth. • Remains or traces of ancient life preserved in rocks. • The protection and preservation of natural resources. • The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • Energy derived from sources that are naturally replenished. • The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives. • ...
Human Impact Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-01
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- Form the transition zone between dry land and rivers, lakes, or bays.
- How acidic or basic the water is.
- An area where the oxygen level is less than acceptable to support life.
- How much salt is in the water.
- Any natural source that is recycled or replaced constantly by nature like sunlight, water, air, crops
- Formed in Earth’s crust over millions of years.
- Taking more from the Earth than can be replenished.
- An area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
- How warm or cool the water is.
- The responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.
- Any substance that contaminates the environment.
- Doing things to help the environment maintain stability like changing our farming and fishing practices.
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- The cloudiness of water.
- Natural resources that are used more quickly than they can be replaced naturally like plastics, paint, gas, copper, aluminum, and diamonds.
- The largest estuary in the United States. Filled with 18 trillion gallons of water.
- Parts of the environment that are useful or necessary for the survival of living organisms.
- Measures the temperature of the water.
- Important to decrease consumption of natural resources.
- Natural habitat being rendered not suitable or unable to support species.
- How much oxygen is in the water.
- A place where fresh and saltwater mix together.
21 Clues: The cloudiness of water. • How much salt is in the water. • How warm or cool the water is. • How much oxygen is in the water. • How acidic or basic the water is. • Measures the temperature of the water. • Formed in Earth’s crust over millions of years. • A place where fresh and saltwater mix together. • Any substance that contaminates the environment. • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary 2025-05-09
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- symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- Examples include the rainforest, desert, tundra
- relationship in which two species live close together
- symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
- limiting factor that depends on population density
- a single species that is not usually abundant in a community but have strong control over the structure of a community
- A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
- Examples include sunlight, water, and temperature
- factors factor that causes population growth to decrease
- Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
- symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
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- largest number of individuals of a species that an environment can support
- Part of Earth in which life exists
- limiting factor that affects all populations similar ways, regardless of population density
- refers to how many different kinds of living things exist together in an environment
- growth pattern in which a populatons growth slows and then stops
- different populations that live together in an area
- growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
- All the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
- Examples include plants and animals
- a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
21 Clues: Part of Earth in which life exists • Examples include plants and animals • Examples include the rainforest, desert, tundra • Examples include sunlight, water, and temperature • limiting factor that depends on population density • different populations that live together in an area • relationship in which two species live close together • ...
Invasive Vocabulary 2025-02-19
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- A single organism.
- Behaviors or adaptations that protect an organism from predators or threats.
- Web A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
- A species that is not native to a particular area.
- The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
- A relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
- A parasite that lives inside its host’s body (e.g., tapeworm).
- A parasite that lives on the outside of its host (e.g., flea, tick).
- A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- The process by which species change over time through genetic variations and natural selection.
- The struggle between organisms for resources like food, water, or space.
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- A non-native species that spreads rapidly and disrupts ecosystems.
- A group of different species living together in the same area.
- The variety of life in an ecosystem or on Earth.
- A large region characterized by a specific climate, plants, and animals.
- A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
- A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
- A relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another (host).
- The natural environment where an organism lives.
- A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
- An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
22 Clues: A single organism. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • The variety of life in an ecosystem or on Earth. • The natural environment where an organism lives. • An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. • A species that is not native to a particular area. • A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit. • ...
People and Nature 2025-09-23
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- A sudden and violent event in nature that causes great damage and loss of life.
- A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
- Avoiding the depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance.
- The protection of animal species and their natural environments.
- The amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels.
- When a resource is not depleted when used.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- A collective term for harmful impacts of human activity on the environment.
- The periods of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.
- A way of life that attempts to reduce the use of the Earth's natural resources.
- Species of plants and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
- The protection of animals, plants, and natural resources.
- Procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research.
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- The practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat and poultry.
- The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
- A diet and lifestyle that avoids all animal products.
- Able to perceive or feel things.
- The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
- Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
- The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals.
- The practice of performing operations on live animals for scientific research.
- Not harmful to the environment.
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
23 Clues: Not harmful to the environment. • Able to perceive or feel things. • When a resource is not depleted when used. • The action of clearing a wide area of trees. • The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. • A diet and lifestyle that avoids all animal products. • The protection of animals, plants, and natural resources. • ...
NATURAL RESOURCES 2018-02-05
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- a group of countries that decides how much oil to produce and what price to sell it at
- waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean
- an effect on someone or something not involved in an activity
- saving
- balanced pattern or resource use that meets human need and preserves the environment
- materials that cycle naturally through the environment
- materials that are replaceable
- non-living materials
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- over use
- a useful material found in the environment
- the loss of forest cover in a region
- the variety of living things in a region or ecosystem
- non renewable resources formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals
- materials that CANNOT be replaced in a short period of time
- to remove natural resources
- living materials
16 Clues: saving • over use • living materials • non-living materials • to remove natural resources • materials that are replaceable • the loss of forest cover in a region • a useful material found in the environment • waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean • the variety of living things in a region or ecosystem • materials that cycle naturally through the environment • ...
Endangered Species 2016-01-19
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- All plant life of a region
- At risk of being wiped out
- A species of a plant or animal that once existed but has died out
- Use or develop something in order to gain a benefit
- Animals that can live on land and in water
- Of the sea
- The natural environment of a plant or animal
- Reduce the number of a species by killing some
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- All animal life of a region
- Animals that eat other animals
- Very simple plants that have no stems or leaves
- A form of tourism that tries to minimise damage to environment
- All the plants and animals that depend on one another and their environment for food and shelter
- Scientists who study ecosystems
- The rotting flesh of a dead animal
- Water based
16 Clues: Of the sea • Water based • All plant life of a region • At risk of being wiped out • All animal life of a region • Animals that eat other animals • Scientists who study ecosystems • The rotting flesh of a dead animal • Animals that can live on land and in water • The natural environment of a plant or animal • Reduce the number of a species by killing some • ...
Zone of Comfort Vocabulary (Unit 1) 2019-09-08
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- past tense
- the natural home or environment of a living thing
- state of being, or quality of
- a feature an animal has OR a behavior an animal does to help it survive in his environment
- to become rotten, move away from it's regular shape
- a kind or sort of animal or plant
- a community of living organisms and their environment
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- past tense; to get used to a new or different condition
- describes a species of animal that is no longer in existence
- down, away from
- let down, let air or gas out of an object
- the state of being happy
- the quality of being friendly, or generous
- to blend in with your surroundings
- past tense; to see a person, place, or thing
- to remove or take out
16 Clues: past tense • down, away from • to remove or take out • the state of being happy • state of being, or quality of • a kind or sort of animal or plant • to blend in with your surroundings • let down, let air or gas out of an object • the quality of being friendly, or generous • past tense; to see a person, place, or thing • the natural home or environment of a living thing • ...
Environmental Science 2023-10-27
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- the variety of different habitats
- each organism is named for its genus then its species.
- allows a species to thrive in its environment
- is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
- an animal that naturally preys on others.
- a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another
- which populations of living organisms ada
- the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
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- parasite in or on another organism.
- boast a range of skills
- the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.
- are simple measures that tell us what is happening in the environment.
- the evenness of distribution of individuals among species in a community.
- natural environment of an organism,
- descent with modification from preexisting species
- are changes in population
16 Clues: boast a range of skills • are changes in population • the variety of different habitats • parasite in or on another organism. • natural environment of an organism, • an animal that naturally preys on others. • which populations of living organisms ada • allows a species to thrive in its environment • is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. • ...
Environmental Science 2023-10-27
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- the variety of different habitats
- each organism is named for its genus then its species.
- allows a species to thrive in its environment
- is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
- an animal that naturally preys on others.
- a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another
- which populations of living organisms ada
- the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
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- parasite in or on another organism.
- boast a range of skills
- the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.
- are simple measures that tell us what is happening in the environment.
- the evenness of distribution of individuals among species in a community.
- natural environment of an organism,
- descent with modification from preexisting species
- are changes in population
16 Clues: boast a range of skills • are changes in population • the variety of different habitats • parasite in or on another organism. • natural environment of an organism, • an animal that naturally preys on others. • which populations of living organisms ada • allows a species to thrive in its environment • is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. • ...
Environmental Science 2023-10-27
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- the variety of different habitats
- each organism is named for its genus then its species.
- allows a species to thrive in its environment
- is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
- an animal that naturally preys on others.
- a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another
- which populations of living organisms ada
- the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
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- parasite in or on another organism.
- boast a range of skills
- the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.
- are simple measures that tell us what is happening in the environment.
- the evenness of distribution of individuals among species in a community.
- natural environment of an organism,
- descent with modification from preexisting species
- are changes in population
16 Clues: boast a range of skills • are changes in population • the variety of different habitats • parasite in or on another organism. • natural environment of an organism, • an animal that naturally preys on others. • which populations of living organisms ada • allows a species to thrive in its environment • is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. • ...
Vocab Test 2025-12-11
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- range of life forms in a stated location
- the natural environment of an animal or plant
- animal that kills and eats other animals
- a group of living things that are the same in many important ways, Members of a species can produce young together
- a specific environment and the living things in the environment
- bondage, imprisonment
- giving off light naturally by certain kinds of insects, fish and bacteria
- animal that other animals hunt
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- to watch with care
- to bring light or shine light on
- to push or drive with force
- capable of capturing one's intense interest and attention; enchanting; spellbinding
- account of a person's life
- experiement with making, changing or fixing something
- having imaginative or unusual features
- of large volume
16 Clues: of large volume • to watch with care • bondage, imprisonment • account of a person's life • to push or drive with force • animal that other animals hunt • to bring light or shine light on • having imaginative or unusual features • range of life forms in a stated location • animal that kills and eats other animals • the natural environment of an animal or plant • ...
LIFE ON EARTH 2026-06-24
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- – Makes its own food.
- – A living thing that moves.
- – Large body of salt water.
- – Living things and their environment.
- – The natural world.
- – A group of similar organisms.
- – A plant's or animal's home.
- – Flowing water.
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- – Everything around us.
- – A person.
- – Very high land.
- – Dry land with little rain.
- – Many trees in one area.
- – Our planet.
- – Has a trunk and branches.
15 Clues: – A person. • – Our planet. • – Flowing water. • – Very high land. • – The natural world. • – Makes its own food. • – Everything around us. • – Many trees in one area. • – Large body of salt water. • – Has a trunk and branches. • – A living thing that moves. • – Dry land with little rain. • – A plant's or animal's home. • – A group of similar organisms. • ...
Interact Club 2024-09-16
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- Refers to environmental issues or pollutants that cross borders within countries
- The current geological age viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment
- Property of being water repellant, often associated with pollutants that resist degradation in the environment
- The study of chemical, physical, geological and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment
- A worldview placing intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment regardless of perceived usefulness to humans
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- The process by which a water body becomes overly enriched by nutrients leading to excessive growth of organisms such as algae
- Talking to someone professional about problems to work through them
- When someone feels excessive worry and fear often for no particular reason
- Use of plants to remove contaminants from the environment
- The ability of an organism to maintain its body temperature within certain boundaries
- Related to mental disorders that are a combination of neurological and psychiatric features
- The process of transplanting organs or tissues between different species relating to medical social service
- capable of being broken down naturally by microorganisms
- The study of communication and control in living organisms and machines often related to advanced social service technology
- Accumulation of substances such as pesticides or other chemicals in an organism
15 Clues: capable of being broken down naturally by microorganisms • Use of plants to remove contaminants from the environment • Talking to someone professional about problems to work through them • When someone feels excessive worry and fear often for no particular reason • Accumulation of substances such as pesticides or other chemicals in an organism • ...
Ecosystems 2023-02-27
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- a particular section, group
- a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
- the material structure of an individual life form
- organism that breaks down dead organic material
- factor a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- the degree of compactness of a substance
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- a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively
- a person, company
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- factor a living organism that shapes its environment
- the natural home or environment of an animal
- factor anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
12 Clues: a person, company • a particular section, group • the degree of compactness of a substance • the natural home or environment of an animal • organism that breaks down dead organic material • the material structure of an individual life form • factor a living organism that shapes its environment • a person who purchases goods and services for personal use • ...
Thematic Crossword Quest! 2024-09-28
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- A natural environment where an organism lives.
- Resources that can be replenished naturally (e.g., solar energy).
- A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
- Customs or beliefs passed down from generation to generation.
- Involving two or more academic disciplines.
- The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.
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- The protection and preservation of natural resources and habitats.
- The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
- The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment.
- The social behavior, norms, and practices of a particular group.
- Meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations.
12 Clues: Involving two or more academic disciplines. • A natural environment where an organism lives. • The introduction of harmful substances into the environment. • Customs or beliefs passed down from generation to generation. • The social behavior, norms, and practices of a particular group. • Resources that can be replenished naturally (e.g., solar energy). • ...
ECOTOURISM 2025-04-01
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- – (health food) of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or hormones.
- – Concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment.
- – Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.
- – A person who does not damage the environment when visiting tourist places.
- – A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government.
- – Make small or insignificant.
- – All living things (except people) that are undomesticated.
- – Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.
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- – Type of vacation to practice environmental activities.
- – The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
- – A forceful consequence; a strong effect.
- – Not damaging to the environment, or directed at preventing environmental damage.
12 Clues: – Make small or insignificant. • – A forceful consequence; a strong effect. • – Type of vacation to practice environmental activities. • – All living things (except people) that are undomesticated. • – Concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment. • – Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. • ...
introduction to ecology 2025-10-09
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- – One single organism.
- – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together.
- – The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
- – The place where an organism lives.
- – The role or job of an organism in its environment.
- – A large region with a specific climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
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- factor – A non-living part of the environment (like sunlight or water).
- factor – A living part of the environment (like plants or animals).
- – A group of the same species living in the same area.
- – All the living and non-living things in an area and how they interact.
- – All parts of Earth where life exists.
- – All the different populations living together in an area.
12 Clues: – One single organism. • – The place where an organism lives. • – All parts of Earth where life exists. • – The role or job of an organism in its environment. • – A group of the same species living in the same area. • – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together. • – All the different populations living together in an area. • ...
introduction to ecology 2025-10-09
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- – One single organism.
- – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together.
- – The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
- – The place where an organism lives.
- – The role or job of an organism in its environment.
- – A large region with a specific climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
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- factor – A non-living part of the environment (like sunlight or water).
- factor – A living part of the environment (like plants or animals).
- – A group of the same species living in the same area.
- – All the living and non-living things in an area and how they interact.
- – All parts of Earth where life exists.
- – All the different populations living together in an area.
12 Clues: – One single organism. • – The place where an organism lives. • – All parts of Earth where life exists. • – The role or job of an organism in its environment. • – A group of the same species living in the same area. • – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together. • – All the different populations living together in an area. • ...
Introduction to Ecology 2025-10-09
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- factor – A non-living part of the environment (like sunlight or water).
- – One single organism.
- – All the living and non-living things in an area and how they interact.
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- – A group of the same species living in the same area.
- – The place where an organism lives.
- – All parts of Earth where life exists.
- factor – A living part of the environment (like plants or animals).
- – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together.
- – All the different populations living together in an area.
- – The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
- – The role or job of an organism in its environment.
- – A large region with a specific climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
12 Clues: – One single organism. • – The place where an organism lives. • – All parts of Earth where life exists. • – The role or job of an organism in its environment. • – A group of the same species living in the same area. • – A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together. • – All the different populations living together in an area. • ...
Year 10 test revision 2022-02-07
Across
- negative electrode
- respiration in the absence of oxygen
- negative ion made of hydrogen and oxygen that makes a solution alkaline
- series of elements in order of how well they react with other elements
- example of an effector, not a gland
- atomic mass goes down by what number during alpha decay of a radioactive substance
- changes the body make to ensure a constant internal environment
- cells that detect a change in the environment
- carbon rods, one positive and one negative
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- site of respiration
- neurone that is connected to a muscle or gland to bring about a change
- change in the environment
- released as a result of respiration
- dissolved in water
- acid produced during anaerobic respiration
- forces that are equal in magnitude
- process to extract metals more reactive than carbon(uses electrical current to split ionic compounds)
- group number that react more violently with water
- response that bypasses the conscious area of the brain
19 Clues: negative electrode • dissolved in water • site of respiration • change in the environment • forces that are equal in magnitude • released as a result of respiration • example of an effector, not a gland • respiration in the absence of oxygen • acid produced during anaerobic respiration • carbon rods, one positive and one negative • cells that detect a change in the environment • ...
AP PSYCH UNIT 1 CROSSWORD 2023-12-07
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- focuses on positive growth and self actualization
- takes into account environmental factors and the influence of learning
- person (only last name), believed all knowledge is derived from experience
- focuses on observable behaviors
- focus on how brain/body creates our emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
- focuses on how we think/encode information
- behavior comes from unconscious drives, usually stemming from childhood
- way an organism reacts to changes in the environment
- how culture/environment effects behavior
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- what side of the brain is analytical?
- process of organizing and interpreting sensory info.
- biological/genetic predispositions impact human traits
- studies elements of the mind through experimentation and introspection
- process by which our sensory receptors/nervous system receive and represent energies from our environment
- we behave how we do because our ancestors benefited from behaving that way
- studies behavior because its measurable
- what side of the brain is creative?
- scientific study of behavior and mental processes
- person (only last name), knowledge originates from experience
19 Clues: focuses on observable behaviors • what side of the brain is creative? • what side of the brain is analytical? • studies behavior because its measurable • how culture/environment effects behavior • focuses on how we think/encode information • focuses on positive growth and self actualization • scientific study of behavior and mental processes • ...
Life Science Semester Review 2024-01-09
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- modles that show al possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a comunity
- the ability of living thing to survive in the changes that are in there environment
- a visual display of information or data
- interval between occurring events
- the study of life
- organisms that are eaten
- the nonliving parts of the environment
- educated guess or testable prediction
- things that have all the characteristics of life
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- an area where an organism lives
- the amount of space occupied by an object
- shows trends or how the data changes over time
- factor that doesn't vary in an experiment
- any relationship in which 2 species live closly together
- all living organisms in an environment
- organisms that use sunlight or energy stored in chenical compounds to make food
- organisms that seek out and eat eachother
- diagram that shows the amount of energy or matter at each trophic level
- all straties and adaptations a species uses
19 Clues: the study of life • organisms that are eaten • an area where an organism lives • interval between occurring events • educated guess or testable prediction • all living organisms in an environment • the nonliving parts of the environment • a visual display of information or data • the amount of space occupied by an object • factor that doesn't vary in an experiment • ...
MONTHLY PARKOUR CROSSWORD #29 2025-10-20
14 Clues: Pro apparel • The surface • Master apparel • Pro environment • This civilization • All over the mines • Boots for the best • What a leader wears • Noob environment[?] • How many of 3 we need • How many of 3 we have • Pro temp vs Master temp • What we need to break 11 • What keeps us all trapped
Business Management AOS2 2021-03-02
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- formed by employees in an industry, trade or occupation to represent them in efforts to improve wages and working conditions.
- environment, sometimes called the micro environment, includes those factors over which the business has some degree of control.
- a broad-based tax of 10 per cent on the supply of most goods and services consumed in Australia
- records a business’s claims for input tax credits and accounts for GST payable.
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- the effect of hi-tech communications, lower transport costs and unrestricted trade and financial flows turning the whole world into a single market, producing a more integrated global economic system.
- environment, the surrounding conditions in which the business operates. It can be divided into two broad categories: internal and external.
- environment, those factors over which the business has little control. It may be further divided into two categories: operating and macro.
- environment, the broad conditions and trends in the economy and society within which a business operates.
- environment, sometimes called the task environment, refers to the specific outside stakeholders with whom the business interacts in conducting its business
- rate, the price charged or paid for the use of money that has been deposited or borrowed.
- diversity, the multitude of individual differences that exist among people in the workplace.
11 Clues: records a business’s claims for input tax credits and accounts for GST payable. • rate, the price charged or paid for the use of money that has been deposited or borrowed. • diversity, the multitude of individual differences that exist among people in the workplace. • ...
Energy’s the Word 2026-04-21
12 Clues: End goal • Radioactive • Energy dense • "Liquid Gold" • Can be used up • Can be replaced • Completely replaced • Natural gas extraction • Best FF for environment • Fractional distillation • Worst fuel for environment • Mother nature's gift to energy
APES CrossWord Puzzle 2022-05-20
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- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- Convert waste into reusable material
- The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- Water sliding off land
- Atmosphere close to the ground
- Variety
- A change or the process of change by which an organism becomes better suited to its environment
- Animals that consume dead organisms
- A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to plants or to animals
- A person or thing that eats or uses something
- To use something more than once
- A glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather
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- The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- A region with particular prevailing weather conditions
- Slow-moving dense bodies of ice
- A chemical or substance added to soil or to increase its fertility
- Not depleted when used
- When something is supportable
- Most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- Species that can harm an environment
- The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
- The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- A community where animals interact with their environment
- Risk of extinction
25 Clues: Variety • Risk of extinction • Water sliding off land • Not depleted when used • When something is supportable • Atmosphere close to the ground • Slow-moving dense bodies of ice • To use something more than once • Most abundant gas in the atmosphere • Animals that consume dead organisms • Convert waste into reusable material • Species that can harm an environment • ...
biology unit 8 2023-03-28
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- increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state
- Organisms that make their own food
- The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
- Place where an organism lives
- Ecological rule that states that no two species can occupy the same exact niche in the same habitat at the same time
- All the living organisms that inhabit an environment
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
- An animal that eats both plants and animals
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- both species benefit
- A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
- Number of individuals per unit area
- Nonliving components of environment.
- An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living.
- A consumer that eats only animals.
- A consumer that eats only plants.
- A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
- An organism that cannot make its own food.
- A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter
- A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
- A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
23 Clues: both species benefit • Place where an organism lives • A consumer that eats only plants. • Organisms that make their own food • A consumer that eats only animals. • Number of individuals per unit area • Nonliving components of environment. • An organism that cannot make its own food. • An animal that eats both plants and animals • ...
Environmental Biology 2023-05-10
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- isolation /The physical separation of members of a population
- /The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
- selection /the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals
- drift /variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population
- / modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment
- isolation /occurs when mismatches in mating traits (signals and/or preferences) prevent mating between two species/populations
- /the dying of a species
- selection /the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
- /Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell
- structure /similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor
- isolation /The separation of groups of organisms as a result of changes in their ecology or in the environment in which they live
- structure /features of different species that are similar in function but not necessarily in structure
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- divergence /the process in which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes
- isolation /a physical incompatibility between reproductive organs of two organism
- /the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
- /
- structure /Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor
- / changes over time
- isolation /occurs when two populations differ in their periods of activity or reproductive cycles
- of the fittest /organisms best adjusted to their environment
- /an organism's ability to pass its genetic material to its offspring
21 Clues: / • / changes over time • /the dying of a species • /Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell • /The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child • of the fittest /organisms best adjusted to their environment • isolation /The physical separation of members of a population • /an organism's ability to pass its genetic material to its offspring • ...
Unit 4:Ecology 1-3 2023-05-18
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- Is the study of relationships,between two organisms or between an organism and its environment.
- The variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystems.
- Multiple ecosystems that share similar characteristics but are located in different parts of the planet.
- Living.
- Multiple organisms of the same species living together.
- Aspects of the environment that limits the size a population can reach.
- The zone of life on Earth, encompassing all of Earth's ecosystems.
- Limiting factors regulate population growth regardless of its size or density.
- A group of organisms of the same species living in the same place.
- Tool used for identifying organisms based on their characteristics.
- Field of biology that classifies organisms, organizing them based on similar characteristics.
- Community plus all of the abiotic factors in the environment.
- Nonliving.
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- The theoretical maximum population that a given environment could support.
- Population grows without limit.
- A graphic representation of survival patterns.
- Population grows quickly at first and then levels off.
- Limiting factors have a bigger impact on more dense populations.
- Measures the number of individual organisms living in a defined space.
- 2-name naming system by Carolus Linnaeus that names organisms after their two most specific classification levels: Genus species.
- Individual member of a species or population.
- Diagram that shows relatedness of organisms.
- All of the chemical reactions of each cell in an organism that provide energy for life's processes and create key molecules.
- Multiple populations of different species living together.
24 Clues: Living. • Nonliving. • Population grows without limit. • Diagram that shows relatedness of organisms. • Individual member of a species or population. • A graphic representation of survival patterns. • Population grows quickly at first and then levels off. • Multiple organisms of the same species living together. • Multiple populations of different species living together. • ...
Environmental Ch. 1 2014-09-08
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- A theory may eventually become a ______
- A basic law or truth that has been tested over time is a _____
- The ________ Revolution was the time when humans started using machines to produce goods
- Using more resources than the environment can support is known as ______
- Make hypothesis is the ____ step of the scientific method
- The _______ Revolution was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals
- Ask a question/find a problem is the ______ step of the scientific method
- Preserving natural resources for future generations is part of a _____ society
- Chemicals polluting a lake or trash littering a nearby park are examples of what kind of environmental challenge
- Environmental science is a(n) _____ science because it uses knowledge to solve practical problems
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- The _____ of the scientific method should be as detailed as possible
- All living and nonliving things in nature are part of the ____
- A ______ is the environment where an organism lives
- _______ science is the study of how living things, including humans, affect and interact with their environment
- Moral principles that guide people's actions are called _____
- Items humans have made, such as homes and roads, are examples of the ____ environment
- The variety of life on Earth is called _____
- Item that is not a major requirement for the survival of all living things
- Overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of environmental _____
- Environmental ______ is the fair treatment of all people concerning environmental problems
20 Clues: A theory may eventually become a ______ • The variety of life on Earth is called _____ • A ______ is the environment where an organism lives • Make hypothesis is the ____ step of the scientific method • Moral principles that guide people's actions are called _____ • All living and nonliving things in nature are part of the ____ • ...
Science of Life Review 2018-01-25
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- growth pattern./ Exponential
- of all ecosystems. / Biosphere
- conditions and ______ determine terrestrial biomes. /Terrestrial:
- resources without compromising future generation’s ability to meet their own needs. / Sustainability
- grow best between the range of 73-84 ◦F./ Optimum
- roots reduce the impact of flooding by making soil more porous thus allowing water to seep in the soil. This is an example of an ecosystem ____. / Service
- change contributes to a decline in ______. /Biodiversity
- between organisms as well as the interactions between organisms and their environment./
- water, shelter, and a space in which an organism lives. /Habitat
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- a geographical area there are different populations of plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi interacting with each other/ Community
- the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms./ Ecology
- single unit of life./ cell
- of the pillars of sustainable development ./ Environment
- region between two ecosystems. / Ecotone
- notice that after a period of high humidity, mold starts growing on your walls. Humidity is a/an _______component. / abiotic
- salmons migrate, they encounter widely varying degrees of salinity. Their ability to survive this is due to their wide ________of tolerance. /Range
- tropical rainforests have high levels of biodiversity. Tropical rainforests are a type of _____. / Biome
- Millennium Development Goals was adapted to reduce ______ and its effect on humans./ Poverty
- polar bear would overheat and die in the tropics. This is because a tropical climate is below its ________of tolerance./ Limit
- dioxide is a major ______gas./ Greenhouse
20 Clues: single unit of life./ cell • growth pattern./ Exponential • of all ecosystems. / Biosphere • region between two ecosystems. / Ecotone • dioxide is a major ______gas./ Greenhouse • grow best between the range of 73-84 ◦F./ Optimum • of the pillars of sustainable development ./ Environment • change contributes to a decline in ______. /Biodiversity • ...
ecology part 1 2022-03-16
Across
- variable of a system that causes a noticeable change in output or another measure of a type of system
- an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli
- an animal that naturally preys on others
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
- a living organism that shapes its environment
- the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- any kind of green plant
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- the conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another
- a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bioproductivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem
- the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation
- an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
- an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
- any organism that can't make its own food
- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- the position an organism occupies in a food web
- the activity or condition of competing
20 Clues: any kind of green plant • the activity or condition of competing • an animal that naturally preys on others • any organism that can't make its own food • a living organism that shapes its environment • the position an organism occupies in a food web • the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume • an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food • ...
Ecosystems 2024-02-01
Across
- A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
- The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- The action of conserving something, especially nature.
- An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.
- An animal that feeds on flesh.
- An animal that naturally preys on others.
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- A luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
- Web A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- An animal that feeds on plants.
- A community of living organisms and their physical environment.
- Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.
- A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
- An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
- The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
20 Clues: An animal that feeds on flesh. • An animal that feeds on plants. • An animal that naturally preys on others. • The action of conserving something, especially nature. • An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms. • The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • Web A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. • ...
Crossword 2024-04-05
Across
- an organism living as a parasite
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
- a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- a non living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- the natural home or environment of any organism
- animals that are killed and eaten by other animals
- any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source
- an organism that mostly consumes decaying meat
- a group of living things that live together
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- all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
- an animal that feeds on flesh of other animals
- a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism
- the living components that shape up the environment
- a single celled life form
- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food
- a branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
- organism that can make their own food
- an animal that feeds on plants
- an organism that eats food of both plant and animal origin
- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
- an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances
- the position of and organism in the food chain
- an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
25 Clues: a single celled life form • an animal that feeds on plants • an organism living as a parasite • organism that can make their own food • a group of living things that live together • an animal that feeds on flesh of other animals • the position of and organism in the food chain • an organism that mostly consumes decaying meat • ...
Ecology 2024-04-05
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- Make own food
- Eat others
- All of the foods chains in an ecosystem
- Eats only meat
- Break down dead organisms and other organic wastes and release inorganic molecules back to the environment.
- Non-living factors in the environment
- Butterflies, rabbits, grasshoppers, giraffes, and snails, etc
- Singular (smallest or at the top of an Taxonomic Hierarchy pyramid)
- An organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationship
- Eats meat and plants
- Group of organisms
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- Part of the earth where living things exist (biggest or the bottom of a Taxonomic Hierarchy pyramid)
- An animal that kills and eats other animals.
- Area with plants, animals, and other organisms
- An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.
- Animals that are killed and eaten by other animals.
- Living factor in the environment
- Green plants, small shrubs, fruit, phytoplankton, and algae, etc
- Outline of who eats who
- Same group or species
- Pyramid;that shows the number of steps it is from the start of the chain (ranges from a value of 1 for primary producers to 5 for mammals and humans)
- ...is the study of the environment
- Provides the organisms that live there with food, water, shelter and space to survive (consist of both biotic and abiotic factors)
- Eats only plants
- Feeding on plants or animals as a ... (lice on human, ticks on dog, etc)
25 Clues: Eat others • Make own food • Eats only meat • Eats only plants • Group of organisms • Eats meat and plants • Same group or species • Outline of who eats who • Living factor in the environment • ...is the study of the environment • Non-living factors in the environment • All of the foods chains in an ecosystem • An animal that kills and eats other animals. • ...
Life Science Crossword 2024-09-05
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- An organism, like bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead material.
- A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together.
- The process by which species change over time.
- The process plants use to make food from sunlight.
- The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.
- The natural environment where an organism lives.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals
- A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
- A relationship where both organisms benefit.
- The process by which cells break down sugar to release energy.
- Control center of the cell that contains DNA.
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- An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
- The powerhouse of the cell, produces energy.
- Found in plant cells, converts sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.
- A change in the genetic code of an organism.
- A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
- The basic unit of life.
- An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
- The molecule that carries genetic information.
- Chain A sequence of organisms that eat one another in an ecosystem.
- A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
- An organism, usually a plant, that makes its own food.
- A self-contained living thing
- A unit of heredity that is passed from parent to offspring.
25 Clues: The basic unit of life. • A self-contained living thing • An animal that hunts and eats other animals • The powerhouse of the cell, produces energy. • A change in the genetic code of an organism. • A relationship where both organisms benefit. • Control center of the cell that contains DNA. • The process by which species change over time. • ...
ecosystems 2025-05-07
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- An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
- To live together in the same place without conflict.
- The build-up of harmful substances in organisms over time.
- A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism to another.
- A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.
- All the different species that live and interact in one area.
- An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- An animal that eats both plants and animals.
- The top predator in a food chain that no other animal eats.
- A change in the environment that affects how an ecosystem works.
- A chemical used to kill insects, often harmful to ecosystems.
- An animal that eats only plants.
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- A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- A food web shows how different food chains are connected.
- A group of the same species living in the same area.
- An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
- A condition that harms the health of an organism.
- The role or job of an organism within its ecosystem.
- The natural home or environment of an organism.
- The ability to do work or cause change; passed along a food chain.
- A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
- When organisms rely on each other to survive.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
- An animal that eats only other animals.
24 Clues: An animal that eats only plants. • An animal that eats only other animals. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • When organisms rely on each other to survive. • The natural home or environment of an organism. • An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. • A condition that harms the health of an organism. • ...
Natural Selection 2024-10-31
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- DNA that contains many genes
- idea about what might happen based off of what you already know
- something that happens to have a change
- traits that change in a population over many generations
- individual will survive in a specific environment
- a group of organisms of the same kind that don’t reproduce with others from other groups
- an instruction for making a protein molecule
- specific characteristic of a individual
- graph shows values or characteristics distributed within a group
- blending in with environment
- a random change in genes
- the results of what happened
- process in which two parents pass their genes to offsprings
- killed by another animal for food
- kills other animals for food
- receive genes from a parent
- a cause of reproduction
- what genes and chromosomes are made of
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- makes it less likely you will survive
- number of people with the same trait in a population
- living things
- realated in a passed generation
- something in the environment that causes something with surviving
- difference in traits between individual organisms
- a group of the same living in the same area
- everything living and nonliving that is surrounding a organism
- instructions for making particular protein molecule
- young insect that looks a little different from the adult
- large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
- individuals born and living near the same time
- characteristic that all species have
- stay alive
32 Clues: stay alive • living things • a cause of reproduction • a random change in genes • receive genes from a parent • DNA that contains many genes • blending in with environment • the results of what happened • kills other animals for food • realated in a passed generation • killed by another animal for food • characteristic that all species have • makes it less likely you will survive • ...
People and Nature 2025-09-23
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- A collective term for harmful impacts of human activity on the environment.
- A sudden and violent event in nature that causes great damage and loss of life.
- A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
- When a resource is not depleted when used.
- The practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat.
- Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- A way of life that attempts to reduce the use of the Earth's natural resources.
- The protection of animals, plants, and natural resources.
- The protection of animal species and their natural environments.
- A diet and lifestyle that avoids all animal products.
- The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals.
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- The amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels.
- Not harmful to the environment.
- Species of (for example) plants and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
- The practice of performing operations on live animals for scientific research.
- Avoiding the depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
- The periods of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.
- The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
- Able to perceive or feel things.
- Procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research.
23 Clues: Not harmful to the environment. • Able to perceive or feel things. • When a resource is not depleted when used. • The action of clearing a wide area of trees. • The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. • A diet and lifestyle that avoids all animal products. • The practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat. • ...
ecology 1 2025-11-05
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- movement of animals from one region to another, often for reasons like finding food, breeding
- A fight between organisms for a common resource
- The variety of life forms in one area.
- an organism can make its own food through photosynthesis
- non living organisms
- the maximum number of species that an environment can support over a long time due to amount of resources; water, food, shelter, space
- A geographic area where biotic and abiotic factors interact
- an observable event that occurs in the natural world, leading to curiosity.
- eats other animals or plants, rather than making its own food.
- A process, rule or set of instructions
- information acquired through observation and experimentation
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- The ways humans and the natural world co-exist, interact and influence each other across different societies over time.
- a plan to conserve a natural place, ecosystem, and/or organism that details how it will be protected with goals and outcomes.
- To preserve or protect a space
- A factor that limits the growth of a population
- an organism that hunts, kills, and eats other organisms for food
- a non-native organism that causes harm to the environment, economy, or human health after being introduced to a new ecosystem
- Study of relationships between living organisms and their physical environment
- the natural environment where an organism lives and that provides the resources it needs to survive
- living organisms
- an organism that is hunted and killed for food by another organism
21 Clues: living organisms • non living organisms • To preserve or protect a space • The variety of life forms in one area. • A process, rule or set of instructions • A factor that limits the growth of a population • A fight between organisms for a common resource • an organism can make its own food through photosynthesis • ...
new words 2021-04-16
10 Clues: minor • partaker • revolter • destroyed • sometimes • apparently • regardless of • brutal treatment • pessimistic opinion • foreign environment environment
Natural Selection 2025-05-15
Across
- Genes
- The Amount Of An Organism In One Habitat
- The Process Of Organisms Adapting To Their Environment
- Eats Other Animals
- Farming
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- Humans Breeding Organisms With The Best Traits
- Genetic Biologist
- Altering DNA
- An Organisms Children
- Species With The Best Traits Survive
- The Environment An Organism Lives In
- Characteristics Of Organisms
- A Species
- Changing Over Time
- Is Eaten By Other Animals
15 Clues: Genes • Farming • A Species • Altering DNA • Genetic Biologist • Eats Other Animals • Changing Over Time • An Organisms Children • Is Eaten By Other Animals • Characteristics Of Organisms • Species With The Best Traits Survive • The Environment An Organism Lives In • The Amount Of An Organism In One Habitat • Humans Breeding Organisms With The Best Traits • ...
Ecosystems & Populations Vocabulary 2021-03-02
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- a specific environment that's home to living things suited for that place and climate
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region
- a kind of animal that eats other animals and plants
- an animal that gets food from killing and eating other animals
- all the living things in an ecosystem
- is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs
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- are organisms that are able to make their own food using abiotic elements in the environment
- are animals whose primary food source is plant-based
- an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal
- introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- are organisms that eat organisms from a different population
- non-living chemical & physical parts of the environment
12 Clues: a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region • all the living things in an ecosystem • a kind of animal that eats other animals and plants • are animals whose primary food source is plant-based • introduction of harmful materials into the environment • non-living chemical & physical parts of the environment • are organisms that eat organisms from a different population • ...
Looking at Ecosystems Vocabulary Review #1 2023-04-05
Across
- a community and its physical environment together.
- a large area filled with many habitats.
- returning a natural environment to its original condition.
- the number of different kinds of living things.
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- all of the living and nonliving things surrounding an organism.
- all the individuals of the same kind living in the same ecosystem.
- happens when harmful substances mix with water, air or soil.
- all the populations that live in the same place.
- includes the amount of rainfall and sunlight in a region and the repeating patterns of the temperature of the air during the year.
- an environment that meets the needs of an organism.
- describes the living part of an ecosystem.
- describes a nonliving part of an ecosystem.
12 Clues: a large area filled with many habitats. • describes the living part of an ecosystem. • describes a nonliving part of an ecosystem. • the number of different kinds of living things. • all the populations that live in the same place. • a community and its physical environment together. • an environment that meets the needs of an organism. • ...
Characteristics and Levels of Life 2025-08-13
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- The study of living things.
- These are all of the living parts of the environment.
- A group of reproducing individuals that are the same species.
- An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
- All of the living and non-living parts of the environment.
- When sunflowers move towards the sun, this is an example of __________ to stimulus.
- Over time, when an organism gets larger it is an example of ___________ and development.
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- When a dog has a litter of puppies or a bacteria divides in two are examples of __________.
- Wind, water, air, and soil are all examples of _________ factors in the environment.
- The smallest unit of life.
- Only the living parts of the environment.
- Plants get this through photosynthesis.
12 Clues: The smallest unit of life. • The study of living things. • Plants get this through photosynthesis. • Only the living parts of the environment. • These are all of the living parts of the environment. • An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. • All of the living and non-living parts of the environment. • ...
home work 2025-10-17
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- has more than one cell
- different populations of living things in the same environment
- a word that describes a living thing or something that was once living in an environment
- a substance that stops a chemical reaction to continue at a lower temperature
- life, animal, plant, fungus, protist, or bacterium
- a protein that is expanding the rate of a chemical reaction without changing
- a system with living and non living organisms in the same environment
- Dna within a cell with special functions
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- energy needed to make a specific chemical reaction.
- a explanation that can possibly be proven
- a word that describes a non living thing in an environment
- is a force between molecules that are alike
12 Clues: has more than one cell • Dna within a cell with special functions • a explanation that can possibly be proven • is a force between molecules that are alike • life, animal, plant, fungus, protist, or bacterium • energy needed to make a specific chemical reaction. • a word that describes a non living thing in an environment • ...
The Ecosystem 2020-10-10
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- Organism that recycles dead matter
- Organism that makes its own food
- Formation of glucose from carbon dioxide and water and the energy of the sun
- Where an organism is found in an ecosystem
- Species that is no longer living
- Community of organisms and their environment
- Organism that obtains its food from another organism
- How many organisms are present in an ecosystem
- Cooperative behaviour
- Organism which obtains support but not nutrients from another organism
- Characteristic that enables an organism to survive and reproduce in an environment
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- Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- Organism which obtains nutrients from dead organic matter
- Relationship in which one organism is harmed and the other benefits
- Breakdown of glucose by reaction with oxygen and the formation of carbon dioxide and water
- Relationship in which both organisms benefit
- Close physical long-term relationship
- Species facing a high risk of extinction
- Small local environment
19 Clues: Cooperative behaviour • Small local environment • Organism that makes its own food • Species that is no longer living • Organism that recycles dead matter • Close physical long-term relationship • Species facing a high risk of extinction • Where an organism is found in an ecosystem • Relationship in which both organisms benefit • Community of organisms and their environment • ...
Sound and Light Waves Vocabulary puzzle (Espanol!) 2022-03-24
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- Information that supports an answer to a question.
- Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.
- Something that can change in an investigation.
- How an animal gets information from its environment (noun).
- To cause light to bounce off a material.
- Responding to small amounts of information.
- All the living and nonliving things in an area.
- To stay alive.
- A structure that responds to information coming in from the environment.
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- What something can do.
- A description of how something works or why something happens.
- To use any of the five senses to gather information about something.
- How strongly something responds to information.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
- An attempt to find out about something.
- The way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function.
- To change information from one form to another.
- To get information from the environment (verb).
- An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
- The ability to see.
20 Clues: To stay alive. • The ability to see. • What something can do. • An attempt to find out about something. • To cause light to bounce off a material. • Responding to small amounts of information. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • Something that can change in an investigation. • How strongly something responds to information. • ...
Ch.3 Patterns of Natural Vegetation 2022-02-23
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- process of plants converting sunlight into energy or growth
- change from fertile land into desert
- enjoying nature with low environmental impact
- vast Arctic region without trees where the soil is frozen all year
- at risk of becoming extinct
- place where a plant or animal lives
- the variety of life on Earth
- between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
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- decaying plant and animal matter found in the soil's top layer
- non-native species that cause harm to the environment
- species that develop naturally in an area
- to clear a forest from an area
- north of the Tropic of Cancer, south of Capricorn
- tamed wild animals or adapted wild plants for human use
- interactions that link living and non-living parts of the environment
- species that aren't natural to an environment
- loss of all individuals of a species
- of the North or northern regions
- an area or region beyond where trees grow
19 Clues: at risk of becoming extinct • the variety of life on Earth • to clear a forest from an area • of the North or northern regions • place where a plant or animal lives • change from fertile land into desert • loss of all individuals of a species • species that develop naturally in an area • an area or region beyond where trees grow • between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn • ...
Crossword 2018-09-04
Across
- Environment where the guides for the use of educational resources are located.
- Environment where the course agenda is located.
- Environment where the work is sent.
- Environment where the documentary sources are located.
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- Name of the forum where the general news of the course is.
- Environment where the activity guides are located.
- Environment where the academic news is found
- Where is the concept of the most used terms.
8 Clues: Environment where the work is sent. • Environment where the academic news is found • Where is the concept of the most used terms. • Environment where the course agenda is located. • Environment where the activity guides are located. • Environment where the documentary sources are located. • Name of the forum where the general news of the course is. • ...
The Human Person in the Environment 2025-09-23
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- It refers to maintaining the state of the environment
- means recognizing that those who contributed least to climate change (poor nations, vulnerable groups, indigenous peoples, future generations) often suffer the most,
- advocate for the intrinsic value of all living beings and radical change in human lifestyles.
- refers to the decline of various species globally.
- discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings with the environment and its non-human contents.
- It is the ability to regulate one’s actions and behavior, Carefulness and wise decision making.
- who advocate for wise use and protection of natural resources to ensure their sustainability.
- It is a demand that we use our natural resources in such a manner that these are conserved so that the next generation will be able to use them
- is the permanent destruction of forest ecosystems worldwide.
- Smart use of resources
- is the contamination of the environment through harmful substances or waste.
- this means that humans are not separate from nature but part of it. Our survival and well-being depend on the environment.
- Some philosophies (like deep ecology) say nature has value, while others focus on its value for human life alone.
- is being thrifty with the use of one’s resources, avoiding waste by sing only what is needed and reusing resources whenever possible
- a practical example where climate ethics can be applied rich countries that historically produced more greenhouse gases pay more for climate solutions than poorer countries?) (Fairness principle)
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- include flooding, health impacts, displacement, loss of livelihood, infrastructure damage, high rehabilitation costs, water contamination, farmland destruction, biodiversity loss, disease outbreaks, economic hardship, and emotional trauma.
- Environmental disorder that have a great effect on human communities as this disrupts normal activities and results in damage to property and loss of lives.
- Human activity is the primary cause of environmental issues like resource depletion, global warming, pollution, and improper waste disposal.
- this concept focuses on reconciling human activities and economic development with the protection of the environment
- a practical example where climate ethics can be applied
- This view asserts that all organisms have intrinsic value, not just humans, and should be protected.
- Philosophy teaches that a good life means living in harmony with the natural world, not exploiting it without limits.
- This philosophical view from Environmentalism explores the moral relationship between humans and the environment, focusing on environmental problems and social issues caused by human activities.
- This perspective calls for addressing environmental issues like pollution, deforestation, and resource loss, driven by the actions of mining, logging companies, factories, businesses, and governments.
- This perspective emphasizes humans as the central species, with the right to transform and exploit nature to meet their needs and ensure survival.
- a philosophical view that believes maintaining order in the environment will bring out the natural beauty of the surroundings and contribute to the well-being of the people and other organisms living in it.
- an idea proposed by scientist James Lovelock in the 1970s. It suggests that the Earth functions like a self regulating system, like a living organism.
- This perspective values ecosystems and biological communities, emphasizing that humans are part of a larger system and have a responsibility as stewards of nature.
- is a branch of applied ethics that studies the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments in relation to climate change
- As rational beings, humans have a moral duty to care for and protect the environment.
30 Clues: Smart use of resources • refers to the decline of various species globally. • It refers to maintaining the state of the environment • a practical example where climate ethics can be applied • is the permanent destruction of forest ecosystems worldwide. • is the contamination of the environment through harmful substances or waste. • ...
