environmental science

4. largest group of organisms in which 2 individuals can produce fertile offspring
5. The study of how organisms interact with each other.
7. members of a species that live in the same area at the same time
9. a storm with a violent wind, in particular, a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
10. able to meet current demand for a resource without depending the future supply
12. the variety of organisms in an area
14. the extinction of an organism or species in one area
16. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
17. change over time
18. anything an organism needs to survive
20. any part of an ecosystem that is living or used to be living
21. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.

1. an organisms habitat resource use and fundamental role in a community
2. anything that makes up earth and its atmosphere
3. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
4. the process by which new species are generated
6. defined as a branch of biology focused on the study of the relationships of the natural world and the relationships between organisms and their environments.
8. all living things and their physical environments
11. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
13. destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
15. the disappearance of species from earth
19. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.