Systems Theory Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. This type of system is imposed exogenously rather than arising endogenously.
  2. 6. This type of system has fascinated scientists from a range of disciplines.
  3. 7. They are the elements of the system that you can see, feel, count, or measure.
  4. 9. The matching of life and the conditions for life has inspired views of the earth as a __________.
  5. 11. One of the six fundamental questions for ecologists is what are the connections between the ecological and __________ levels.
  6. 14. Many of the interconnections in systems operate through the flow of __________.
  7. 16. Balzac said, "I am in a __________ circle . . . from which it is impossible to escape."
  8. 17. Agent-based models have the ability to process this type of data.
  9. 19. A __________ loop governs growth.
  10. 22. The function of a thermostat-furnace system is to keep a building at a given __________.
  11. 23. One __________ of a plant is to bear seeds and create more plants.
  12. 25. A fundamental problem for ecologists is the determination of ways to quantify those aspects of __________ that are most central to the functioning of ecosystems.
  13. 26. The biota not only provides direct __________ to humans; for example, as a source of food, fiber, and fuel; it also helps process nutrients essential to life.
  14. 27. This type of network has been used for the simulation of geographical systems.
Down
  1. 1. A stock is the __________ of any system.
  2. 2. A __________ loop governs decline.
  3. 3. This concept is a developing one, like resilience.
  4. 4. Tinbergen said, "It would seem as if this were __________ reasoning."
  5. 8. This property of systems is only observable when viewed at a holistic systems level.
  6. 10. They are the elements of the system that you can't see, but are important to the system.
  7. 12. A stock can be increased by decreasing its __________.
  8. 13. Sustainable approaches to system use implies understanding what maintains __________ and how human intervention might affect it.
  9. 15. __________ utility depends not on whether its driving scenarios are realistic but on whether it responds with a realistic pattern of behavior.
  10. 18. The __________ obvious part of the system, its function or purpose, is often the most crucial determinant of the system’s behavior.
  11. 20. Early applications of cellular automata were in this area.
  12. 21. It is a store, a quantity, an accumulation of material or information that has built up over time.
  13. 24. It is material or information that enters a stock over time.
  14. 28. The behavior of a system over time is determined by the __________ of its stocks and flows.