Across
- 7. Chain A sequence of plants and animals that feed on each other
- 8. A green plant that converts solar energy and other plant nutrients to starches and sugars
- 9. Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
- 10. Point of view; the idea of what one thinks about an issue.
- 12. will help a living thing survive in its environment
- 14. Anything that has mass and takes up space
- 15. The nonliving elements (factors) of the environment, i.e., soil, climate, atmosphere
- 17. a chemical process that breaks down organic materials at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen. Combustion with low oxygen.
- 18. The study of the relationships among living things.
- 19. The method of cultivating plants using a mineral nutrient solution in a water solvent without the use of soil
- 22. An animal (or plant) that eats animals
- 25. A chemical element with the symbol C. Forms more compounds than all the other elements combined.
- 27. A plant that lives for more than one year, typically dies back seasonally and produces new growth in the spring
- 28. The average of all atmospheric or meteorological influences, principally temperature, moisture, wind, pressure, and evaporation. Over time, these factors influence soils, vegetation, land use, and landforms
- 30. The ability to do work or cause changes to occur
- 31. Water falling to Earth from the atmosphere as rain, hail, sleet, snow, or other moisture received from clouds.
- 32. The fruiting body of a mushroom
Down
- 1. The green substance in plants that allows them to use the energy from the sun
- 2. The process by which plants convert carbon dioxide, water, and light energy into sugars and oxygen in order to store energy; the opposite of cell respiration
- 3. The surroundings in which an animal lives where all needs for life are found. This includes food, water, shelter, and space in a suitable arrangement.
- 4. The degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet
- 5. Any living individual whether plant or animal.
- 6. An occupation or profession followed as one’s lifework.
- 11. The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
- 13. The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth
- 16. The process of turning a vapor into a liquid
- 20. The process of growing new plants from existing ones using seeds, cuttings, or other plant parts
- 21. Pertaining to life; biological.
- 23. A plant that lives for only one year
- 24. A heterotroph that obtains energy from organic molecules made by other organisms
- 26. An organism that breaks down other organisms into their organic compounds, such as fungi and bacteriaDeciduous Pertaining to a woody plant whose leaves fall at the end of the growing season
- 29. A genetically determined behavior, physical feature, or other characteristic t