Environmental Science 3205 Chapter 1 Terms

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Across
  1. 3. all the water on the earth's surface.
  2. 6. people that focus on preserving the environment.
  3. 7. organisms that break down dead materials.
  4. 10. a factor that is nonliving.
  5. 11. people that focus on sustainable resource use.
  6. 12. the ethic view that we are the masters of our environment and can take what we want.
  7. 13. the solid part of the earth.
  8. 14. Each level of a food chain is called this type of level.
  9. 15. the buildup of toxic substances in an organisms.
  10. 17. organisms at the top of the food chain have more toxins than those at a lower trophic level.
  11. 18. resources that can be used only once.
  12. 21. a factor that is living.
Down
  1. 1. another word for producers.
  2. 2. the ethic view that nature is best left alone.
  3. 4. the aboriginal view of the environment where only what was needed was taken.
  4. 5. meeting the needs of the present while ensuring needs of the future can be met.
  5. 8. organisms that must eat to survive.
  6. 9. the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
  7. 16. all the gases surrounding the earth.
  8. 19. the type of graph that shows human population growth.
  9. 20. the variety of living things in an ecosystem.