Texas Ecoregions & Weathering

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Across
  1. 6. natural home for a plant or animal, the place in which an organism lives and finds the resources it needs to survive (food, water, shelter) found in an ecosystem.
  2. 7. Many ecosystems together
  3. 9. An area with similar plants and animals. Formed by different soil type and climate which allows various plants and animal life in the area.
  4. 10. Geographical area where plants, animals, the landscape, and climate all interact together.
  5. 12. Weathering process that changes the mineral composition or chemical make up of the rocks
  6. 13. This can dissolve rocks but is too weak to harm people or plants
  7. 15. not living (ex. Sunlight, air, soil, temperature, wind, water, minerals)
Down
  1. 1. an organism that hunts catches and eats another organism
  2. 2. When the outer layers of rocks crack and break off
  3. 3. Plain that drains to Gulf of Mexico, known for beaches, and has acidic soils and sandy loam
  4. 4. name from the thick forest of pine tries, in East Texas, home to hardwood threes such as ash, elm, and mesquite
  5. 5. living (ex. Humans, dogs, deer, cells, plants, fungi, bacteria, microorganisms)
  6. 8. Weathering process that breaks rock into different shapes and smaller pieces
  7. 11. Oxygen chemically combines with other elements such as iron making iron oxide or rust
  8. 14. Wind carrying particles smooth rocks on the surface. Water carrying particles smooth rocks in rivers and oceans