Environmental Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. / Broad categories of terrestrial ecosystems.
  2. 7. / An animal that only feeds on flesh.
  3. 9. Rain Forest / A forest with high rate of precipitation and high humidity, usually located near the equator.
  4. 11. / Disruptive events that affect the composition of ecosystems.
  5. 13. / Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
  6. 17. / diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment.
  7. 20. / Consisting of, relating to, or being in water.
  8. 23. cycle / The flow of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms and the physical environment.
  9. 25. Forest / Forests where a majority of the trees lose their foliage at the end of the typical growing season.
  10. 26. / Arid land with usually sparse vegetation.
  11. 27. Grassland / Areas of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees.
  12. 28. / consists of a community of organisms together with their physical environment.
Down
  1. 1. / A type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.
  2. 2. / A flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions.
  3. 3. Web / A series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions.
  4. 4. / An animal that only feeds on plants.
  5. 5. / Of or having to do with life or living organisms.
  6. 6. / Consists of all the populations of all the species that live together in a particular area.
  7. 8. / A photosynthetic, eukaryotic, and multicellular organism of the kingdom Plantae.
  8. 10. / Careful preservation and protection of something.
  9. 12. / A nonliving physical or chemical attribute in an ecosystem.
  10. 14. / The ability of an ecosystem to remain at equilibrium in spite of disturbances.
  11. 15. / Characteristics or behaviors that give an organism an edge in the struggle for survival.
  12. 16. / The steady state of an ecosystem.
  13. 18. / Of or relating to the sea.
  14. 19. / How readily an ecosystem returns to equilibrium after being disturbed.
  15. 21. / To put or pass through a cycle again.
  16. 22. / An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.
  17. 24. Forest / Vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees.