Across
- 7. Force of air pushing down on us due to gravity (2 words)
- 9. Most common element in the atmosphere
- 10. Climatographs show the temperature and ________ of a biome
- 12. Specific atmospheric conditions that change each day
- 14. All members of one species in an area
- 16. Type of community present when succession ends; usually trees
- 18. Level on an energy pyramid based on how much energy the organism has (2 words)
- 19. Anything that limits the size of a population (2 words)
- 21. "If, then" question that can be tested
- 22. Scientific term for an organism that eats other organisms; consumer
- 24. Measurement of the number of different species in an environment
- 26. Relationship where both species benefit
- 27. Succession that does not begin with soil present
- 28. Area of the planet classified by the plants and animals it contains
- 29. Role organism plays in its habitat
Down
- 1. First species to move into a new environment; usually moss & lichen
- 2. Population of organisms that can reproduce & have offspring that can also reproduce
- 3. Protects Earth's surface from UV radiation; in stratosphere (2 words)
- 4. All members of all species in an area
- 5. Number of organisms an area can support (2 words)
- 6. Boundary between mesosphere and thermosphere
- 8. Slow recovery of an ecosystem after a disturbance
- 11. species not native to an area harming biodiversity
- 13. Second most common element in the atmosphere
- 14. Relationship where host is harmed, other organism benefits
- 15. Diagram showing all feeding relationships (2 words)
- 17. Succession that begins with soil already present
- 20. Weather front that doesn't move; blue triangles & red circles
- 23. Layer of atmosphere where all weather happens
- 25. Long-term weather patterns of an area