Environmental Science

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Across
  1. 6. A biome with moderate temperatures and deciduous trees that lose leaves seasonally
  2. 8. A type of symbiosis where one species benefits at the expense of the other
  3. 9. A consumer that eats only other animals
  4. 10. The gradual replacement of one community by another over time
  5. 11. The maximum population size an environment can support
  6. 13. A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation and permafrost
  7. 15. The role and position a species has in its ecosystem, including interactions with other species
  8. 21. Includes oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries with high salt content
  9. 22. A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area
  10. 23. A linear sequence showing who eats whom in an ecosystem
  11. 24. Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter
  12. 26. A dry biome with very little rainfall and sparse vegetation
  13. 27. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
  14. 28. A large region characterized by specific climate, plants, and animals
  15. 30. Also called boreal forest; cold forest biome with coniferous trees
  16. 31. A consumer that eats only plants
  17. 32. Succession that occurs in an area where no previous life existed
  18. 33. The non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem like temperature, water, and sunlight
  19. 34. A biome dominated by grasses with few trees, found in regions with moderate rainfall
  20. 36. An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy
  21. 37. The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
  22. 38. Factor affecting population size regardless of population density, like natural disasters
  23. 39. A warm, wet biome near the equator with high biodiversity
Down
  1. 1. An organism that make its own food usually through photosynthesis
  2. 2. Population growth that slows as it approaches carrying capacity, forming an S-shaped curve
  3. 3. Increase in the number of individuals in a population over time
  4. 4. Factor affecting population size that depends on population density, like competition or disease
  5. 5. All populations of different species living together in a specific area
  6. 7. Any factor that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population
  7. 12. The average weather conditions of an area over a long period
  8. 14. Number of individuals per unit area or volume
  9. 16. Includes lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands with low salt content
  10. 17. Succession that occurs in an area where life previously existed
  11. 18. A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system
  12. 19. The living components of an ecosystem such as plants, animals, and microbes
  13. 20. A type of symbiosis where one species benefits and the other is unaffected
  14. 25. The natural home or environment of an organism
  15. 29. A type of symbiosis where both species benefit
  16. 35. A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem