Environmental Impacts of Horticulture

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Across
  1. 9. pollution that comes from few to many different sources and cannot be traced to a single place of origin
  2. 11. a community of organisms and its nonliving environment
  3. 12. excessive plant growth in water caused by large amounts of inorganic substances
  4. 14. a material applied to soils or water that provides nutrients that increase plant growth
  5. 15. a non-native species whose introduction causes harm to the economy
  6. 16. the place where an organism or biological population lives
  7. 17. pollution that comes from sources that are easily identified
  8. 18. loose particles of sand, silt, and clay that may be suspended in water
Down
  1. 1. the pesticide that remains on plants or in the soil following application
  2. 2. the division of large, continuous habitats into a greater number or smaller habitats
  3. 3. the decline in the quality of a habitat
  4. 4. the external surroundings that affect the survival of an organism
  5. 5. relating to the living thing or any product of a living thing
  6. 6. the dramatic alteration of a natural habitat
  7. 7. the introduction of substances into the natural environment that have harmful or poisonous effects
  8. 8. relating to the nonliving aspect of an organism's habitat
  9. 10. a plant or pathogenic organism not indigenous to an ecosystem
  10. 13. a chemical used to kill plant and animal pests