Environmental Science

2. group of the same species in a particular area
4. any living organisms
6. diet consists of a majority of animal protein
11. gradual change from one sere to another as an ecosystem moves towards a climax community
13. stages of plant growth in an ecosystem after a disturbance until an ecosystem reaches its climax community
15. mass destruction of trees
19. individuals moving into a population
20. practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for helping with food crops or pastures
21. Animals found in an area
22. organism that consumes decaying plants and animals
23. habitat located below the tundra which is covered by coniferous forest
25. study of the relationship between an organism and its environment
26. location or distribution of animals within a space
27. number of individual animals per unit area
28. potential for reproduction of an organism or population

1. organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
3. non-living factors in an environment
5. spread of human infrastructure
7. transporting wildlife from one location to another
8. Plants found in an area
9. all the bodies of water on earth
10. Taking an area which has been degraded and rebuilding the area
12. harvesting wildlife to the point which exceeds reproduction and causes population declines
13. grassland with trees in the landscape
14. individuals moving out of a population
16. describes how organisms match to their specific habitat
17. grassland found in mountain areas with high altitudes
18. gasses surrounding the earth from surface to space
24. broadleaf and lower shrub vegetation