ECOLOGY- The study of the interactions between life and its physical environment. GEOSCIENCES-Environmental geology ATMOSPHERE- the protective blanket of gases surrounding the Earth. HYDROSPHERE- comprises all types of water resources oceans, seas, la

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Across
  1. 3. - examines factors that affect population size and composition.
  2. 7. -the protective blanket of gases surrounding the Earth.
  3. 14. -A controlled procedure used to test whether a hypothesis is supported or disproved.
  4. 16. -is a component of nucleic acids, phospholipids, and ATP and other energy storing molecules.
  5. 17. - is the circulation of oxygen in various forms through nature.
  6. 18. -Economic, social and political elements are essentially manmade features, which make cultural milieu.
  7. 21. -Environmental geology
  8. 22. – The nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, soil, and temperature.
  9. 23. -A testable explanation or prediction based on observations and prior knowledge.
  10. 25. - is a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area.
  11. 27. - advocacy for the protection or preservation of the natural environment.
  12. 28. – Everything surrounding an organism, including living and nonliving components.
  13. 29. -Founder of modern ecology
  14. 30. -The study of the interactions between life and its physical environment.
  15. 31. -Determine the variable character of the human habitat, its opportunities as well as limitations.
Down
  1. 1. -reservoir is Earth's crust
  2. 2. -Plants, animals, microorganisms, and
  3. 4. – The living components of an ecosystem.
  4. 5. is found in the form of sulfur dioxide
  5. 6. -is a common name for algal blooms, which are large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms, such as protozoans and unicellular algae (e.g. dinoflagellates and diatoms)
  6. 8. -comprises all types of water resources oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams, reservoir, polar icecaps, glaciers, and ground water.
  7. 9. -include those of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, and water.
  8. 10. -outer mantle of the solid earth.
  9. 11. – A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.
  10. 12. – The study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
  11. 13. - examines the interactions between species and considers how factors such as predation, competition, disease, and disturbance affect community structure and organization.
  12. 15. -as sulfur-containing rocks weather, sulfur is released into the soil.
  13. 19. - is a process that takes away mineral components from saline water
  14. 20. -ocean contain 97.5% and the other contain 2.5%
  15. 24. - consists of all the organisms of all the species that inhabit a particular area.
  16. 26. -Where life operates.
  17. 27. -the ability to move things, do work, or transfer heat