Across
- 2. growth pattern./ Exponential
- 4. of all ecosystems. / Biosphere
- 5. conditions and ______ determine terrestrial biomes. /Terrestrial:
- 7. resources without compromising future generation’s ability to meet their own needs. / Sustainability
- 10. grow best between the range of 73-84 ◦F./ Optimum
- 13. roots reduce the impact of flooding by making soil more porous thus allowing water to seep in the soil. This is an example of an ecosystem ____. / Service
- 14. change contributes to a decline in ______. /Biodiversity
- 17. between organisms as well as the interactions between organisms and their environment./
- 18. water, shelter, and a space in which an organism lives. /Habitat
Down
- 1. a geographical area there are different populations of plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi interacting with each other/ Community
- 3. the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms./ Ecology
- 4. single unit of life./ cell
- 6. of the pillars of sustainable development ./ Environment
- 8. region between two ecosystems. / Ecotone
- 9. notice that after a period of high humidity, mold starts growing on your walls. Humidity is a/an _______component. / abiotic
- 11. salmons migrate, they encounter widely varying degrees of salinity. Their ability to survive this is due to their wide ________of tolerance. /Range
- 12. tropical rainforests have high levels of biodiversity. Tropical rainforests are a type of _____. / Biome
- 13. Millennium Development Goals was adapted to reduce ______ and its effect on humans./ Poverty
- 15. polar bear would overheat and die in the tropics. This is because a tropical climate is below its ________of tolerance./ Limit
- 16. dioxide is a major ______gas./ Greenhouse