Across
- 3. resources. any material or substance from the environment that living things, particularly humans, can use to fulfill their needs, such as food, shelter, energy, and economic gain
- 8. all the living or once-living organisms within an ecosystem, including plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and even the food they eat
- 9. a hot, dense forest near the equator characterized by high annual rainfall, a warm, humid climate, and a rich diversity of plant and animal species.
- 10. the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
- 11. a barren or desolate area of land that receives very little precipitation
Down
- 1. biomes dominated by grass and other non-woody plants, found worldwide in various climates
- 2. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 4. treeless, cold biome characterized by permafrost, low temperatures, and short growing seasons
- 5. the non-living chemical and physical factors in an ecosystem that influence living organisms
- 6. areas inundated or saturated with water that support specific vegetation, acting as a critical transition zone between aquatic and terrestrial environments
- 7. a diverse underwater ecosystem built by coral polyps, which are small marine animals that secrete a hard, protective exoskeleton