Ecosystems Part II

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Across
  1. 2. habitat being disturbed by natural processes (weather) or human activities (development)
  2. 6. chemicals used to kills organism, leads to groundwater or surface water contamination
  3. 8. two organisms benefiting from each other’s role in the environment, close relationship
  4. 9. chemicals, usually toxins, built up in organisms, toxic, passed on other organisms
  5. 12. two organisms living together or coexisting, close relationship, long term,
  6. 13. foreign species introduced into an area, hostas, ornamental plants
  7. 15. organisms break down because of fungus, detritivores, scavengers forming humic matter
  8. 16. one species benefit and the other is neither benefited or harmed, long term relationship
  9. 18. nonliving, affects an organism and uses a host to replicate, infectious
  10. 19. factors that affect population, disorder that affect function and form of organism
Down
  1. 1. using resources sustainably, not or minimal polluting, limiting water use, planting over bare soil
  2. 3. process of using sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen
  3. 4. using sugar and oxygen to produce water and carbon dioxide and most importantly ATP
  4. 5. over use of resources or energy, complete consumption of resources, water and soil
  5. 7. temperatures gradually rising causing disruptions to natural processes, 1’F is a lot to area
  6. 10. soil, water, plants, animals, air; humans use them, minerals, trees, clay
  7. 11. species from another area that competes and takes over an area, no predators, stink bugs
  8. 14. naturally occurring but impacted by humans, perfect system, sustainable, coexist
  9. 17. one species benefit and the other is harmed, long term relationship
  10. 20. taking care of the environment, being a leader