Across
- 2. the variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 4. a resource that can be used indefinitely because it is replenished through natural processes.
- 9. acquire energy from other organisms usually by eating them (consumers
- 10. the movement of individuals into a range from elsewhere
- 11. a series of predictable ecosystem changes over time especially after a disturbance, as new species move in, populations changes and some species die out
- 13. materials or things found in nature people use to live and meet there needs.
- 16. a measurement of how quickly humans use resources and generate waste in comparison to how quickly the environment can replenish those resources.
- 24. increase in the average global temperature
- 25. organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
- 27. each step in a food web
- 32. the movement of individuals out of population’s range
- 36. succession that begins on newly formed rock or other system that have no remnants of an older community
- 38. any harmful material created as a result of human activity and released into the environment
- 40. everything around you including all the living and nonliving things.
- 41. process by which organism that are most suited for their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
- 44. energy the power we get from the sun’s light and heat.
- 45. a species that plays a vital and unique role in maintaining the structure, stability and diversity in an ecosystem.
- 47. a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
- 48. human-altered biomes
- 49. selective breeding of plants or animals by humans to promote the occurrence of desirable traits
- 50. the first species to colonize a barren area
- 51. a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
- 52. heritable characteristics that increase an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
Down
- 1. a natural or human’s system’s ability to recover after a disturbance
- 3. the short-term change in temperature, precipitation, clouds and wind from day to day and minute to minute
- 5. organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms
- 6. using energy form the sun to make oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates
- 7. all the parts of Earth which life exists
- 8. the actual place an organism lives
- 12. something getting bigger and bigger really fast. The number are multiplied not added.
- 14. the ability of an area to produce natural resources and absorb waste.
- 15. the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support
- 17. a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
- 18. organisms that can capture energy from nonliving sources (sun) and converted from living cells can use
- 19. how well on organism can survive and reproduce in an environment
- 20. any non-native species whose introduction into an area causes or is likely to cause economic harm, environmental harm or harm to humans health
- 21. multiple food chains that show how energy and nutrients flow through different species.
- 22. the practice of meeting present day needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
- 23. after a disturbance the succession that happened when a community is not completely destroyed
- 26. the pattern and average of temperature, precipitation, clouds and wind over many years including the frequency of extreme weather events.
- 28. when two or more organisms vie for the same limited resources.
- 29. a series of organism when energy is transferred from one organism to another
- 30. the study of understanding the natural world and the impact humans have on it, aiming to find sustainable solutions to environmental problems like pollution and resource depletion.
- 31. natural resources that cannot be replaced quickly once their used.
- 33. the functional role, position, and space a species occupies within its ecosystem
- 34. all the different populations that live together in a defined area
- 35. a community of living and nonliving things that work together in one area.
- 37. any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
- 39. the study of how living organism interact with the living and nonliving parts of their environment.
- 42. the variety of environmental conditions within which a species can survive
- 43. any nonliving part of the environment with which an organism might interact
- 46. the process by which species change over time.