Unit E Crossword Reese Embree 8S

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Across
  1. 6. living things
  2. 7. physical characteristics or behaviour of a species’ chances of survival in a particular environment
  3. 9. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  4. 10. characteristics used to describe a stream or river; these include volume and rate of flow, slope and shape of bed
  5. 13. measure of the amount of substances besides water in a water sample; description of how pure a water sample is
  6. 15. description of the variety of different species in an ecosystem; may also be used to describe variety in a population or species
  7. 17. stream of water that moves within a larger body of water
  8. 18. area of land that drains into one main main lake or river
  9. 19. observe, check, or keep track of something for a specific purpose
  10. 20. amount of dissolved salts in water
Down
  1. 1. large moving body of ice; ________ can be many meters or even kilometers thick
  2. 2. water containing a high concentration of calcium and magnesium
  3. 3. water that is safe for humans to drink
  4. 4. technique for separating solutions that involves boiling and condensation
  5. 5. highest point of land on a continent; rivers flow into different oceans depending on which side of the divide they start
  6. 8. group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
  7. 11. movement of water through a membrane from an area of lower water concentration to one of higher water concentration; technique used for purifying water
  8. 12. eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind
  9. 14. average weather measured over a long period of time
  10. 16. daily change in water level of the oceans