Biomimicry

1. a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole
5. of a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged
6. a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment
9. changes of the weather patterns associated with global warming
10. the external world in its entirety
13. to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss
14. the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area
16. heterogeneity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals

2. usable power
3. an area or division of an activity, subject, or profession
4. investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts
7. a new idea, method, or device
8. capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices
11. study living organisms and vital processes
12. application of the mental faculties in a particular field or to a specific subject
15. a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws