Ecology: the study of “Our House”

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Across
  1. 2. a group of creatures that have a stable structure and can reproduce with each other.
  2. 4. the group of one species in an area that have equal chances of mating with one another.
  3. 6. the process by which water changes from a solid directly into a gas, avoiding the liquid phase
  4. 12. a very large ecosystem.
  5. 13. the living portion of and ecosystem.
  6. 14. a detailed plan for doing a science experiment.
  7. 16. the number and variety of organisms and habitats in an area.
  8. 18. the process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid.
  9. 19. the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.
Down
  1. 1. location where the relationships of organisms with each other and their environment takes place
  2. 3. water falling from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow.
  3. 5. the living portion of planet earth.
  4. 7. a uniquely created study of the biodiversity of organisms and how they are grouped from a Biblical perspective.
  5. 8. part of the water cycle where plants lose their water to the atmosphere by the process of evaporation.
  6. 9. the process by which water moves down through the soil to the groundwater.
  7. 10. the study of the relationships of living things with each other and their nonliving environment.
  8. 11. the nonliving portion of an ecosystem
  9. 15. when two different organisms mate and have offspring.
  10. 17. the land area that drains into a particular lake, river or ocean.