Across
- 3. Type of uses for marine compounds (10)
- 5. State of air and water thanks to biodiversity (5)
- 8. Distinct groups of organisms; about 8.7 million are on Earth (7)
- 9. Biodiversity is defined as this of life forms (7)
- 12. Dry ecosystems with sparse vegetation (7)
- 14. Life forms like mushrooms and mold (5)
- 15. Natural process for making water drinkable (12)
- 17. Health products derived from plants (9)
- 19. Biodiversity-rich, endangered areas (8)
- 22. Planet that hosts all biodiversity (5)
- 23. Tiny life forms like bacteria (14)
- 24. Biodiversity helps control these harmful organisms (4)
Down
- 1. Original term from which "biodiversity" is derived (10)
- 2. Variety of life on Earth (12)
- 4. Species unique to a specific location (7)
- 6. Lush, tropical ecosystems (11)
- 7. Biodiversity assists in the disposal of this (5)
- 10. Biodiversity provides this essential resource (4)
- 11. Compounds from microorganisms to fight infections (11)
- 13. Regions like deserts and rainforests (10)
- 16. Type of ecosystem including coral reefs (7)
- 18. Biodiversity supplies this along with food (6)
- 20. Quality of soil that supports plant growth (9)
- 21. Humans and other creatures included in biodiversity (7)