Across
- 2. the California drought continuing on largely depends on _____ conditions, temperature and the form of precipitation they get
- 5. the California drought is largely caused by the form of precipitation they are getting; rain not ______
- 7. this country had the largest percent of forest land gained
- 8. the relationship between a cat and a mouse is an example of ______
- 10. California's ______ is set up to drain all of the rain they receive to avoid flooding
- 11. the cutting down or removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area
- 12. this type of disruption is caused by forces of nature
- 13. this country had the largest percent of forest land lost to deforestation
- 14. increasing human ______ is the root cause for human disruptions
- 16. competition between organisms of different species
Down
- 1. this human caused disturbance where the amount of oxygen decreases\
- 3. ecosystems are _______ to the occasional disturbance
- 4. when organisms fight over resources during a drought, this is a clear example of ______.
- 6. deforestation is an example of this kind of disruption (_____ caused)
- 9. any event that causes a disruption to the current state of an ecosystem
- 10. competition between organisms of the same species
- 15. the study of how living things interact with other organisms and their environment
