Environmental systems crossword

3. a sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism; intertwine into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of organism
4. bodies of water that supply water for public and private use
6. organisms that were born in the region where they live; not foreign or imported
7. maximum population size an area can support; varies over time in response to environmental changes and limiting factors
9. The process through which cities grow; when human populations become more concentrated to urban areas
12. something that happens at a given place or time in which human activity plays little to no role
13. seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
15. gases and particles that are put into the air by various sources. Some may not be classified as pollutants, such as ozone, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
16. the storage area in a biogeochemical cycle where a substance remains for a period of time
17. anything that restricts a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
19. nonliving elements of the environment that influence the way that organisms and ecosystems function
20. a measure of how much impact a resource has on the economy (e.g., ability to generate income, create jobs, support economic activities, etc.)

1. a measure of how much land can produce goods or services
2. a large, ecological community of organisms adapted to a particular climatic or environmental condition in a large geographic area
5. organisms of the same species living together in a group at a particular place
8. management of the environment and its resources for present and future use
10. human use of land, including soil, water, animals, and plants
11. the ability of land to grow and support crops
14. a material or asset that can be used to fulfill a purpose
18. species a species that dominates other species, causing damage to the ecosystem; typically, non-native species that are introduced by humans