Across
- 2. A tool that allows the user to determine the identity of organisms
- 4. A human-made underwater structure built to promote marine life
- 8. A nonliving part of an ecosystem
- 10. All of the members of one species in a particular area
- 11. All of the different populations that live together in an area
Down
- 1. A living or once living part of an ecosystem
- 3. Fish and shellfish populations dropping quickly because they are being removed from oceans faster than they are able to reproduce
- 5. The process of grouping something according to its qualities or characteristics
- 6. A community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
- 7. The place an organism lives that provides all of its needs
- 9. A distinct group of animals or plants that have common characteristics and can breed with each other
