Biodiversity & the Environment

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Across
  1. 3. The reduction of the quantity and quality of resources
  2. 4. Natural _______ are events that cause harm to humans
  3. 6. Being in short supply of a resource
  4. 7. These events cause changes to Earth’s surface, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
  5. 8. A scientific or industrial process, invention, or method used to increase productivity or benefit society, the environment, or both
  6. 9. Ecosystem ___________ The deterioration of the resources in an ecosystem by the reduction in the quantity and quality of resources, including resource depletion, pollution, habitat destruction, and extinctions
  7. 10. is the total number of people inhabiting Earth (human)
  8. 12. Growth in an environment
  9. 15. _____ impact is the effect humans have on the surrounding environment
  10. 16. Movement of humans to a different geographical or climatic region
  11. 18. A change in the DNA sequence of a chromosome
  12. 19. Natural Hazard ______ is the harm to humans caused by natural events
Down
  1. 1. The sum of the different forms of living things in a given area or population
  2. 2. ____________ isolation involves individuals of a species being unable to reproduce with others of their species due to various types of barriers
  3. 5. The divergence of populations or subpopulations of the same species to the point where they can no longer interbreed and generate fertile offspring
  4. 6. Capable of maintaining the current community at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage
  5. 11. Earth _______ explain the interaction between Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological processes, or the interaction between Earth’s hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere
  6. 13. A harmful substance that contaminates a natural environment
  7. 14. is a group of people with shared beliefs or purposes (human)
  8. 17. Resources found in nature are...