Environmental Science

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Across
  1. 2. - An organism that primarily feeds on plants.
  2. 3. - A form of adaptation that helps organisms blend into their environment.
  3. 6. - The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  4. 7. Radiation - The diversification of a single ancestral species into many species occupying different ecological niches.
  5. 9. - Small-scale evolutionary changes within a population.
  6. 11. - The specific place where an organism lives.
  7. 15. Succession - Ecological succession in an area with previously established communities.
  8. 17. - The role or position of an organism within its ecosystem.
  9. 19. Selection - A type of natural selection related to the mating preferences of individuals.
  10. 23. Pressure - Environmental factors that influence which traits are advantageous.
  11. 24. Fragmentation - The division of ecosystems into smaller, isolated patches.
  12. 25. - An organism that primarily feeds on other animals.
  13. 26. - Resemblance of one species to another for protection or deception.
  14. 28. - A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
  15. 30. - An organism that hunts and consumes other organisms.
  16. 31. - Interaction between two different species living in close proximity.
  17. 32. Species - Non-native organisms that can harm local ecosystems.
  18. 34. - A community of organisms and their physical environment.
  19. 35. Evolution - The independent evolution of similar traits in unrelated species.
  20. 37. - An organism that lives in a mutually beneficial relationship with another organism.
  21. 38. - The act of one organism consuming another for food.
  22. 39. - The process in which two species evolve in response to each other.
Down
  1. 1. - The observable physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism.
  2. 4. - Organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis.
  3. 5. Community - All the populations of different species in a specific area.
  4. 8. - A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other.
  5. 10. Patterns - Seasonal movements of organisms from one region to another.
  6. 12. - A trait or characteristic that increases an organism's fitness in its environment.
  7. 13. Variation - Differences in the genetic makeup of individuals within a population.
  8. 14. - An organism that feeds on decaying organic matter.
  9. 16. Partitioning - The division of limited resources by different species to avoid competition.
  10. 18. Change - Long-term alterations in the Earth's temperature and weather patterns.
  11. 20. Frequency - The proportion of a particular allele in a population's gene pool.
  12. 21. - Organisms that break down dead organic matter.
  13. 22. Capacity - The maximum population size an environment can sustain.
  14. 25. - The ability of different species to live together in the same habitat without excluding one another.
  15. 27. - A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
  16. 29. - The process by which species change over time.
  17. 33. - Interaction among organisms for limited resources.
  18. 36. Selection - The process by which beneficial traits become more common in a population.