Biodiversity

4. The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time (12)
6. The occurrence of different forms among the members of a population or colony (12)
7. The global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships (9)
8. A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend (15)
11. The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution (10)
12. A transition area between two biological communities (7)
14. The current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment (12)
15. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem (12)
16. Differentiation The process by which competing species use the environment differently in a way that helps them to coexist (19)
17. The chemical inhibition of one species by another (11)

1. The search for plant and animal species from which medicinal drugs and other commercially valuable compounds can be obtained (14)
2. A region with a high level of endemic species and significant habitat loss (7)
3. The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms (13)
5. Species Non-native species that significantly modify or disrupt the ecosystems they colonize (14)
9. At risk of extinction (9)
10. A species being unique to a defined geographic location (8)
13. Community A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species (15)