Across
- 4. The O in CO2
- 5. A "snap shot" of the the conditions at a given time.
- 10. Scientists gather this.
- 11. Eats everything.
- 12. Another name for a heterotroph.
- 14. A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
- 15. Defined by temperature, precipitation, latitude, abiotic and biotic factors.
- 16. Atoms of the same element with different amounts of neutrons.
- 23. Negatively charged particles.
- 24. Dry
- 25. All life on Earth.
- 26. Elements that organisms need to sustain life.
- 27. The basic unit of matter.
- 28. A turkey vulture is this.
- 29. Only eats meat.
- 32. 2.2lbs
- 33. They store energy, form important parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings.
- 36. An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area.
- 38. Atoms with a positive or negative charge.
- 40. A pure substance made entirely of only one atom.
- 41. All scientists worldwide use this system.
- 43. The long-term average temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather events for an area.
- 44. Only eats plants.
- 46. Can be phyto- or zoo-
- 48. A chart that shows the average temperature and precipitation for a location throughout the year.
- 49. 78% of the air
- 50. What can happen if too many nutrients seep into bodies of water.
Down
- 1. When individuals move out of a range to somewhere else.
- 2. Mushrooms are these.
- 3. Earthworms are this.
- 6. The atomic symbol for this element is P
- 7. A section of the textbook that has definitions of vocabulary.
- 8. Organisms use these to store and release energy, structural support and protection.
- 9. The center of an atom or "the brain" of the cell.
- 13. The zone at the bottom of any body of water with mud, sediments, etc.
- 15. A personal, rather than scientific, point of view for, or against, something.
- 16. When individuals move into a range from elsewhere.
- 17. The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level.
- 18. A tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation or by experimentation.
- 19. A compound that produces OH- in solution.
- 20. Living
- 21. A solution with a pH of exactly 7.
- 22. Non-living
- 30. A substance made of two or more elements in a specific proportion.
- 31. A tree that can grow in fresh and salt water.
- 34. When all of the individuals of a species no longer exist.
- 35. Organisms that can capture energy from nonliving sources and convert it into forms living cells can use.
- 37. Particles without a charge.
- 39. The study of water.
- 41. Small structures made up of at least two atoms of any kind.
- 42. The zone in the ocean that light can penetrate.
- 45. Positively charged particles in the nucleus.
- 47. Any compound that releases H+ ions into solution.
