Environmental Science Terms

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Across
  1. 4. A collection of people, or organisms of a particular species, living in a geographic area
  2. 8. A community of organisms (plant, animal and other living organisms - also referred as biocenose) together with their environment, functioning as a unit.
  3. 10. The disappearance of a species or group of species.
  4. 12. A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.
  5. 14. The part of Earth that contains and supports living things whether on land, in water, or in the air.
  6. 16. An abandoned piece of commercial or industrial land that is contaminated (or is suspected of being contaminated) by a hazardous substance
  7. 17. An area that, due to geography, weather patterns, and climate, shares the same air.
  8. 18. The region drained into a river, river system or other body of water.
Down
  1. 1. An activity that reduces the amount of pollution generated by a process, whether it is consumer consumption, driving, or industrial production.
  2. 2. A form of oxygen that consists of three oxygen molecules bonded togethe. It is important because it prevents harmful ultraviolet radiation from reaching Earth’s surface.
  3. 3. A vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle.
  4. 5. Produces electricity through chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. The only by-products of the reaction are heat and water.
  5. 6. An animal or plant species under a serious, but perhaps not imminent, threat of extinction.
  6. 7. Pollutants that enter our water system from runoff that cannot be traced to a single identifiable point or source.
  7. 9. An ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its forests, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity.
  8. 11. Organisms of different species living together but do not feeding upon each other.
  9. 13. Groups of populations that interact with one another in a given area
  10. 15. The role of a species in its community.
  11. 19. The place where a particular organism usually lives or grows.