Chapter 2 Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 2. capacity the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
  2. 7. web a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
  3. 9. literally the “middle sphere”; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  4. 11. a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body body
  5. 13. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
  6. 14. a set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
Down
  1. 1. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  2. 3. the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
  3. 4. the part of Earth where life exist
  4. 5. the portion of Earth that is water
  5. 6. the solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. 8. the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core
  7. 10. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
  8. 12. the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle