Across
- 5. the ability of an organism to continue living and existing
- 8. the large scale clearing or destruction of forests
- 12. where the number of individuals in a species in a particular environment exceeds the capacity of that environment
- 13. have different evolutinary backgrounds
- 14. specific sequences of DNA that code for proteins
- 15. the molecule that carries the genetic blueprint of living organisms
- 17. the complete disappearance of a species from Earth
- 19. mimic
- 21. depend on each other for survival
- 22. a group of organisms that can naturally interbreed
- 23. human changes
- 26. the lack of water
- 27. this is where new plants and animals gradually take over an area
- 29. molecules similair to DNA but usually single stranded
- 30. the average number of offspring a female produces
Down
- 1. the change of temperature all around
- 2. the max number of living things it can support
- 3. overly taking fish out of their environment
- 4. Occurs naturally
- 5. where the number if living things stays about the same
- 6. a relatively discrete event that disrupts and ecosystem, community or population structure, changing resource availability or the physical environment often leading to shirts in species composition and abundance
- 7. too much water sitting above ground due to rainfall and no drainage space
- 9. where the number of organism keeps getting bigger and bigger
- 10. some structures that have not changed, different
- 11. how fast or slow and environement changes due to various factors
- 16. something that can prevent a population from growing to big
- 18. the proportion or rate at which a specific allele, genotype or trait appears within a population
- 20. blending into environment so they dont die
- 24. structures withing the cell nucleus that contain DNA
- 25. the phenomenon where complex and novel properties arise from the interactions of simpler parts, meaning the whole system exhibits characteristics that are not present in the individual components
- 28. a relationship where organisms, either of the same or different species, strive for the same limited resources