Across
- 3. Transition area between two different ecosystems
- 7. Local extinction of a species in a specific geographic area
- 10. Symbiotic relationship where both species benefit
- 11. The ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic region
- 14. Use of living organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants
- 15. Carbon _____ - Process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Down
- 1. Resulting from human activities
- 2. Ecological _____ - Gradual process of change in a community over time
- 4. _____ Level - Position of an organism in a food chain
- 5. Habitat ______ - Division of a habitat into smaller, isolated patches
- 6. _____ Species - Species that has a disproportionately large impact on an ecosystem
- 8. _____ Species - Non-native species that disrupts the balance of an ecosystem
- 9. Variety of plant and animal species in an ecosystem
- 12. _____ Productivity - Rate at which energy is converted by photosynthetic organisms
- 13. _____ Cycle - Movement of elements and compounds through living and non-living components of an ecosystem