Chapter 5 glossary Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. the process of mating one breed of plant or animal with another breed of that plant or animal
  2. 7. scientists who study the interactions between living things and their environment
  3. 8. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  4. 11. raised bank built to prevent water reaching buildings
  5. 12. the flow of energy from organism to organism in a series of feeding relationships
  6. 15. the place where all life exists; consists of Earth and it’s atmosphere
  7. 17. the term used to describe different types of living things
  8. 20. non-living factors in the environment
  9. 21. term used to describe a species that has not been seen in the wild for over 50 years, and is the last known individual has died
Down
  1. 2. another name for interdependence
  2. 3. times of the year when fires are most likely to occur
  3. 4. an interaction between organisms in which both the organisms benefit from the relationship and neither is harmed
  4. 5. living factors in the environment
  5. 6. an animal that eats other animals
  6. 9. species that is experiencing a rapid population decline and is in danger of becoming extinct if the drop in numbers continues
  7. 10. a scientist who studies the growing of plants
  8. 13. the chemical in plants that traps energy from the sun and gives plants their green colour
  9. 14. an animal that is eaten by a predator
  10. 16. an organism able to manufacture its own food; plants are producer organisms
  11. 18. individuals that are exactly the same as each other
  12. 19. an organism in which a parasite lives