Across
- 3. An area of uncultivated ground where water collects.
- 6. Carbon accumulates in a/an _______.
- 8. A variable intentionally manipulated by scientists is a/an ________.
- 11. _______ means the state of being subject to death.
- 12. _______ a fine sand carried by water and deposited as sediment.
- 13. A sticky, fine-grained earth that form an impermeable layer in the soil.
- 16. _______ the number and abundance of a species.
- 17. The conditions surrounding a group of organisms is a/an ________.
- 21. The species to follow number y is known as _______ succession.
- 23. _______ is a fertile soil made of clay and sand.
- 25. _______ a symbiotic relationship in which both member species benefits.
- 26. _______ is a low-lying land that remains waterlogged.
- 27. A graphical representation of energy travel.
- 28. _______ growth
Down
- 1. _______ consists of marshes and swamps
- 2. _______ is the biochemical process by which plants produce energy.
- 4. Marine species made of microscopic plants.
- 5. _______ are a type of ecosystem characterized by the residing organisms.
- 7. The species to follow number z is known as _______ succession.
- 9. The ratio of births to size of population.
- 10. To protect from harm.
- 14. The first species to develop an uninhabited area.
- 15. Ability to conceive offspring.
- 18. A measurement of demands placed by humans on nature is known as a/an ________.
- 19. _______ a symbiotic relationship in which one member benefits and the second is unaffected.
- 20. A loose substance resulting from erosion that forms beaches, riverbeds and deserts.
- 22. The species to follow number x is known as _______ succession.
- 24. _______ partitioning is a practice in which species must share materials, resulting in direct competition.
