Chapter 52 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

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Across
  1. 2. caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis during it's path around the sun
  2. 3. a group of populations of different species in an area.
  3. 5. the community of organisms in an area, and the physical factors with which those organisms interact.
  4. 6. the regions that lie between 23.5º north latitude and 23.5º south latitude (Hint: regions of the Earth that lie roughly in the middle of the globe).
  5. 8. a group of individuals of the same species living in an area.
  6. 10. ecology, examines how the regional exchange of energy and materials influences the functioning and distribution of organisms across the biosphere.
  7. 11. the long-term, prevailing weather conditions in a given area.
  8. 15. patterns on the global, regional, and landscape level.
  9. 16. nonliving factors, such as temperature, light, water, nutrients
  10. 18. ecology, examines how interactions between species, such as predation and competition, affect community structure and organization.
  11. 19. a scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment.
  12. 20. ecology, It is the focus of the factors controlling exchanges of energy, materials, and organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Down
  1. 1. of water, the moderate climate of nearby environments
  2. 4. very fine, localized patterns, such as in a community of organisms.
  3. 7. trade winds, blow east to west in the topics
  4. 9. westerlies, blow from west to east in temperate zones
  5. 12. living factors
  6. 13. It is a mosaic of connected ecosystems.
  7. 14. ecology, the energy flow, and chemical cycling between organisms and the environment.
  8. 17. It is the global ecosystem--the sum of all the planet's ecosystems and landscapes.