Disruptions to an Ecosystem

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