The Environment

1. rate The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time.
6. Find an approximate value for an unknown quantity.
9. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
11. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment.
12. factor An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing.
14. Migration to a new location.
15. An individual living thing.
17. factor A living part of an ecosystem.

2. Where an organism lives.
3. Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars. (6CO2 + 6H2O + light --> C6H12O6 + 6O2)
4. rate The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time.
5. A class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities.
7. Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.
8. A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.
10. capacity Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support.
13. Migration from a location.
16. factor Non-living factors including temperature, water, sunlight, wind, rocks and soil.