Environmental Cross boiii Puzzle
Across
- 2. An underground layer of rock or sand that holds water.
- 6. The variety of plant and animal life in a habitat or on Earth.
- 8. The blanket of gases surrounding the Earth.
- 9. substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on the environment.
- 10. Energy from sources that replenish naturally, such as solar or wind.
- 14. Energy source (coal, oil, natural gas) derived from ancient organic matter.
- 15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs.
- 16. a symbiotic relationship where one benifits and the other is harmed.
- 19. the practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
- 20. The careful management and protection of natural resources.
Down
- 1. The specific physical place where a particular population lives.
- 3. Nonliving parts of an organism’s environment, such as air, temperature, and soil.
- 4. a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed or benifited.
- 5. a change in global or regional climate patterns
- 7. Any part of an ecosystem that is living or used to be living.
- 11. A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment.
- 12. The removal of trees or clearing of forests.
- 13. The regions of Earth where living organisms exist.
- 17. a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benifit.
- 18. A major ecological community characterized by a specific climate and plant/animal life.