Biodiversity Words

4. What is a critical feature of soil that helps support plant growth and healthy ecosystems?
6. What is a general term for any living thing, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria?
11. What is an essential element that organisms need to breathe, and is part of Earth's atmosphere?
12. What type of ecosystem is water-based, supporting life forms like fish and marine plants?
14. What are living organisms that produce oxygen and are the base of many ecosystems?
15. What planet hosts a vast diversity of life and ecosystems?
16. What term describes organisms that harm crops and biodiversity, often requiring management?
18. What marine organisms form massive reef structures that are crucial for marine biodiversity?
20. What term refers to the variety of life and species in a given ecosystem?
22. what are microscopic, single-celled organisms essential for nutrient cycling?
23. What areas of the world are known for having a high level of endemic species and are crucial for conservation?
24. What is a key factor in biodiversity that provides essential materials or energy to ecosystems?

1. What type of organism breaks down organic material and helps recycle nutrients in the ecosystem?
2. What group includes humans, mammals, birds, and other complex life forms?
3. What important benefit does biodiversity provide by offering natural resources that are used to develop treatments and drugs for human health?
5. What is a basic need for all organisms and a critical part of the food chain?
7. What type of diversity refers to the distribution of species across different locations?
8. What is essential for life and makes up a large part of most living organisms?
9. What species has had the greatest impact on Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity?
10. What byproduct of human activity can negatively affect biodiversity if not properly managed?
13. What single-celled organisms are neither plant nor animal, often found in water or soil?
17. What is required by all living things to grow, move, and carry out life processes?
19. What is the ecosystem known for its dense vegetation and high species diversity?
21. What process helps clean water as it passes through ecosystems, such as wetlands?