Sustainability

1. The regions of Earth where living organisms exist.
4. The process where plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into energy.
5. The conversion of Oxygen to Carbon Dioxide or Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen.
8. Most organisms need this for their life processes. Aquatic animals get this from the water.
10. The non-living parts of an ecosystem.
11. The living parts of an ecosystem.
13. The abiotic characteristic that all organisms need to survive. Plants absorb this through their roots.
15. The process of rotting or decaying.
17. All the water found on Earth, including lakes, oceans, and ground water.
18. The interaction between members of two difference species that live together in a close association.
19. All the interacting parts of a biological community and its environment.
20. The layer of gases above Earth’s surface.

2. An ecosystem that is capable of withstanding pressure and giving support to a variety of organisms.
3. The process of one organism consuming another organism for food.
6. Plants and other organisms need this for photosynthesis.
7. This contains many nutrients for plants and is also a habitat for many micro-organisms.
9. All organisms need this to grow. An example of this is nitrogen and phosphorus.
12. The hard part of the Earth’s surface.
14. The process of two or more organisms fighting for the same resource.
16. The process of burning something.