Managing Natural Resources Unit 8

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Across
  1. 7. a plant that lives for more than two growing seasons or years
  2. 8. the location where two habitats meet
  3. 11. the layer located above the shrub layer but beneath the canopy
  4. 12. the area over which animals repeatedly travel
  5. 13. a collection of plants and animals that live together in a certain harmony
  6. 17. ___ animal is an animal removed from nature and raised in an environment that is more or less controlled
  7. 21. ___ capacity is the number of animals that a habitat can support
  8. 23. a perennial with one woody stem that supports a crown
  9. 24. a plant that completes its life cycle in two years or growing seasons
  10. 26. the physical area where a plant or animal lives under natural conditions
  11. 27. nuts dropped from forest trees, which have accumulated on the ground and are used for food
  12. 28. a perennial plant that grows less than 5 feet in height
Down
  1. 1. ___ zone is the zone of a lake that extends from the end of rooted vegetation to the point where sunlight no longer penetrates the water
  2. 2. a plant that climbs or creeps on other plants, the ground, structures or rocks
  3. 3. an animal consumed by a predator
  4. 4. an animal that consumes another
  5. 5. an animal that has dry skin covered with scales and, except snakes, has two pairs of legs with five clawed toes on each leg
  6. 6. shelter; protection from predators and weather
  7. 7. the total number of people or animals in a location
  8. 9. an animal that lives in and depends on water for food and reproduction
  9. 10. an animal that maintains a constant body temp; warm-blooded
  10. 14. the area an animal will defend, usually to its death
  11. 15. the uppermost layer of a forest that largely consists of the crowns of trees and any plants or animals that may live in tree crowns
  12. 16. ___ zone I the shallow water zone containing rooted vegetation
  13. 18. can animal whose body temp adjusts to its surroundings; cold-blooded
  14. 19. an animal that lives on the land
  15. 20. an animal that lives on land and in water and is a member of the vertebrate class Amphibia
  16. 22. ___ animal is an animal that has not been domesticated
  17. 25. warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by hair on the skin and , in females, mammary glands for nourishing the young