Environmental Science Chapter 7 Biodiversity

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Across
  1. 2. A biodiversity _________ is an area that supports a large number of native species
  2. 6. Wildlife _______ connect habitat fragments to one another
  3. 8. the division of a habitat into smaller patches
  4. 10. Global Warming is classified as a _______________.
  5. 11. newest idea for savings species from extinction
  6. 13. a species that is at serious risk of extinction
  7. 14. variety and variability of life on Earth
  8. 16. DNA variability
  9. 17. the major law in the United States that protects biodiversity
  10. 18. number of different species that are represented in a given community
  11. 20. remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate
Down
  1. 1. Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.
  2. 3. removal of species from the environment faster than they can be replenished
  3. 4. a species that is likely to become endangered soon, also called vulnerable.
  4. 5. a plan carried out by zoos and aquariums to protect species
  5. 7. non-native species in a new environment
  6. 9. variations in the biome within a geographical location
  7. 12. the process of breeding and raising organism under controlled conditions
  8. 15. found in one area of the world
  9. 19. illegal capture OR killing of an organism