Across
- 3. to expose to danger; imperil.
- 4. the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- 5. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- 8. To alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature.
- 9. capable of decaying through the action of living organisms.
- 11. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
- 13. a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- 14. the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
Down
- 1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- 2. not clean; dirty.
- 6. a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
- 7. the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad.
- 10. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings.
- 12. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature.
- 13. worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
