August/September 2024

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Across
  1. 4. Decaying flesh of dead animals
  2. 5. Responsible planning and management of resources
  3. 6. Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
  4. 8. One of two or more species of atoms of an element with the same atomic number but different atomic masses
  5. 10. Toxic substance used to control organisms that can damage vegetation
  6. 15. Responding to chemical stimuli by the sense of taste and smell
  7. 16. Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  8. 17. Natural environments that have not been significantly modified by human activity
Down
  1. 1. All the people and animals inhabiting a particular town, area, ecosystem, or country
  2. 2. Long-term average of temperature, humidity, or rainfall patterns
  3. 3. Visible features of an area of countryside or land
  4. 5. Harvesting or using a resource so that it’s not depleted or permanently damaged
  5. 7. New York State's official mammal
  6. 9. Having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase
  7. 11. Group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
  8. 12. Introduction of harmful materials into the natural environment
  9. 13. Capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties
  10. 14. Being active during the night and sleeping during the day
  11. 16. Process by which a plant or animal species is eliminated from a geographic area