Chapter 5 Vocab. Crossword Puzzle- Joshua Paduano & Josh Jeter
Across
- 3. Species that have rapidly decreasing numbers of individuals.
- 6. A species in which the number of individuals falls so low that extinction is possible.
- 7. Separation of wilderness areas from each other; may cause problems for organisms that need large areas for food or mating.
- 9. Field of biology that studies methods and implements plans to protect biodiversity.
- 10. The study of life that seeks to provide an understanding of the natural world.
- 12. Damage to a habitat by air, water, and land population.
- 14. Philosophy that promotes letting people use resources in wilderness areas in ways that will not damage the ecosystem.
Down
- 1. Layer of the atmosphere that helps to protect living organisms on Earth's surface from damaging doses of ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
- 2. Rain, snow, sleet, or fog with a pH below 7; causes the deterioration of forests, lakes, statues, and buildings.
- 4. Different environmental conditions that occur along the boundaries of an ecosystem.
- 5. Programs that release organisms into an area where their species once lived in hopes of reestablishing naturally reproducing populations.
- 7. Natural strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness area to another.
- 8. When the last members of a species die.
- 11. When members of a species are held by people in zoos or other conservation facilities.
- 13. Nonnative species in an area; may take over niches of native species in an area and eventually replace them.