Environmental Science 3205 Chapter 1 Terms

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Across
  1. 4. organisms at the top of the food chain have more toxins than those at a lower trophic level.
  2. 8. the ethic view that we are the masters of our environment and can take what we want.
  3. 10. a factor that is nonliving.
  4. 11. the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
  5. 12. people that focus on preserving the environment.
  6. 14. a factor that is living.
  7. 16. organisms that break down dead materials.
  8. 17. Each level of a food chain is called this type of level.
  9. 18. organisms that must eat to survive.
  10. 19. the variety of living things in an ecosystem.
  11. 21. the ethic view that nature is best left alone.
Down
  1. 1. the type of graph that shows human population growth.
  2. 2. resources that can be used only once.
  3. 3. people that focus on sustainable resource use.
  4. 4. the buildup of toxic substances in an organisms.
  5. 5. another word for producers.
  6. 6. the maximum population that an area can hold is this type of capacity.
  7. 7. the aboriginal view of the environment where only what was needed was taken.
  8. 9. all the gases surrounding the earth.
  9. 13. meeting the needs of the present while ensuring needs of the future can be met.
  10. 15. all the water on the earth's surface.
  11. 20. the solid part of the earth.