Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the surroundings and/or the conditions an organism lives
  2. 9. The effect of one organism on another
  3. 11. the part of the respiratory system of fish and a few amphibians where oxygen is extracted from the water flowing over the walls attached to the pharynx
  4. 15. a very small or limited specialized habitat Ex: clump of grass or dead animal
  5. 16. processing in slow or regular steps
  6. 17. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients up from the roots
  7. 18. what the environment provides for the well-being of the organisms living there
  8. 21. the second type of biological and ecological succession, starting on an area where there was living organism previously, but has died and disappeared
  9. 27. the way an organism acts
  10. 28. the connection between organisms
  11. 31. the arrangement and relationship of the parts as a whole
  12. 32. a bone that is hollow or contains many air cells
  13. 35. a group of organisms that share similar characteristics, traits, qualities, etc.
  14. 36. the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream
  15. 37. how things are different
  16. 38. a distinguishing quality or characteristic
  17. 39. combining things that enhance, emphasize or complete each other
  18. 42. the ability to do work
  19. 43. what objects and organisms are made of
  20. 44. a place where unused plant parts are placed to decompose back into soil
Down
  1. 1. all of the organisms that were born and living around the same time period
  2. 2. to cause or to start to decompose
  3. 3. the use or purpose of something
  4. 5. to intensify, increase or improve the quality of something
  5. 6. to continue to live or exist after an ordeal, accident or difficult circumstance
  6. 7. a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
  7. 8. the number of a certain species living in a certain area
  8. 10. the observed process of change of a biological community over time
  9. 12. something that directly influences the activity of a living organism
  10. 13. one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in an environment usually lacking soil
  11. 14. a change an organism or species does to become better suited to its environment.
  12. 19. the amount of living matter in a given area or habitat (?)
  13. 20. a community of organisms interacting with each other and their environment
  14. 22. a tool that allows us to determine the identity of an organism found in the natural world
  15. 23. an answer or reaction to something
  16. 24. a graphical model of energy flow in a community
  17. 25. a trait that has been passed down genetically
  18. 26. inside
  19. 29. the structure or arrangement of related or connected items.
  20. 30. a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases
  21. 32. a period of time when an animal is in a dormant state, like a deep sleep
  22. 33. diversity among and within the species of an organism in an environment
  23. 34. an individual animal, plant, or life form
  24. 36. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
  25. 40. seasonal movement of animals from one region to another 2. movement from one part of something to another
  26. 41. outside
  27. 45. a specific environment that is home to living things suited for that place and climate