Communicating about the Environment

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Across
  1. 1. Variety of life in an ecosystem
  2. 6. A group of organisms capable of interbreeding
  3. 7. Water that is not salty
  4. 8. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  5. 12. To set free or allow to escape
  6. 13. To keep safe from harm or danger
  7. 15. A community of living organisms and their environment
  8. 16. Animals and plants living in the wild
  9. 17. A large celestial body orbiting a star
  10. 18. Physical damage or injury
Down
  1. 2. To lessen the amount or intensity
  2. 3. Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
  3. 4. To use again
  4. 5. Long-term weather patterns in a region
  5. 9. Surroundings in which organisms live
  6. 10. Protection and preservation of natural resources
  7. 11. Natural home or environment of an organism
  8. 12. To process materials for reuse
  9. 14. Relating to the entire world
  10. 15. Our home planet