Chapter 3.1-3.2 Biology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day
  2. 5. The scientific study of interactions among organisms, populations, and communities
  3. 8. one of the steps of gathering ecological data, usually the first step in asking questions
  4. 11. all organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment
  5. 12. Includes all the "usually solid stuff" - rocks, continents, and the ocean floor
  6. 14. any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
  7. 16. consists of all Earth's fresh water and salt water
Down
  1. 1. Earth's average temperature is determined by the balance between the amount of heat that stays in the atmosphere and the amount of heat that is lost to space
  2. 2. Includes all parts of earth in which life exists
  3. 3. patterns and averages of temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind over many years
  4. 5. one of the steps of gathering ecological data, designed to test hypotheses
  5. 6. one of the steps of gathering ecological data, help in understanding the phenomena
  6. 7. an assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
  7. 9. is a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
  8. 10. any nonliving part of the environment, such as sunlight, heat, precipitation, humidity, wind, water, and soil
  9. 13. is a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
  10. 15. includes all the gases that surround earth