Across
- 3. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil, often as fertilizer.
- 4. An area that provides an organism with its basic needs for survival.
- 5. Cutting down of forests leading to increased erosion and slower soil regeneration.
- 8. A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
- 9. The warming of the earth's temperature caused by depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect causing drastic changes in weather patterns around the world; also referred to as Climate Change
- 10. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
Down
- 1. Waste materials from industry that are poisonous to humans or other living things
- 2. A lifestyle that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; in other words, living a life that only uses what is needed and readily available
- 6. The total surroundings (living and nonliving) of an organism or a group of organisms.
- 7. The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.