Organisms and Environment

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