Across
- 4. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it
- 5. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality
- 7. a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen
- 9. “with,” “together,” in the formation of compound words (synsepalous) or “synthetic”
- 10. collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place
- 11. earth : ground : soil geophyte
- 13. "see. '' This meaning is found in such words as: fluoroscope, gyroscope, horoscope
- 15. variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Down
- 1. “light,” as in photoreceptor.
- 2. “heat,” “hot,” used in the formation of compound words: thermoplastic
- 3. “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcassette; microlith)
- 6. hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air
- 8. reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay
- 12. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.Compare with antibiosis
- 14. “life.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.
