Across
- 6. The organisms responsible for breaking down dead plants and animals.
- 9. The scientific study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their physical environment.
- 10. When a lake, river, or ocean gets too many nutrients—like nitrogen and phosphorus—causing a massive overgrowth of green algae.
- 11. Using resources wisely so they never run ou
- 13. Interacting groups of various species populations coexisting in a common location at the same time.
- 15. The introduction of harmful substances or waste into the environment
Down
- 1. Organisms that eat other things
- 2. The ability to do work or cause change.
- 3. The endless circle of changes that turns igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks into one another.
- 4. Organisms that create their own food using sunlight or chemicals
- 5. A step-by-step process used to test a scientific idea
- 7. What happens when water vapor condenses in clouds and gets too heavy.
- 8. Liquid turns to gas
- 12. The global integration of knowledge, technology, and research across international borders.
- 14. Rise of deep ocean water
