Evolution I Ch. 3 (Terms 1-15)

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Across
  1. 4. group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
  2. 6. average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time
  3. 7. all of the rock at and below Earth's surface
  4. 9. assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
  5. 10. all of the water--salt water and fresh water, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor--above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
  6. 11. the process in which certain gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat
  7. 13. day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors
  8. 14. physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem
  9. 15. thin layer of gases that surround Earth
Down
  1. 1. a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
  2. 2. part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
  3. 3. any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
  4. 5. a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
  5. 8. scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
  6. 12. all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment