Across
- 6. natural home for a plant or animal, the place in which an organism lives and finds the resources it needs to survive (food, water, shelter) found in an ecosystem.
- 7. Many ecosystems together
- 9. An area with similar plants and animals. Formed by different soil type and climate which allows various plants and animal life in the area.
- 10. Geographical area where plants, animals, the landscape, and climate all interact together.
- 12. Weathering process that changes the mineral composition or chemical make up of the rocks
- 13. This can dissolve rocks but is too weak to harm people or plants
- 15. not living (ex. Sunlight, air, soil, temperature, wind, water, minerals)
Down
- 1. an organism that hunts catches and eats another organism
- 2. When the outer layers of rocks crack and break off
- 3. Plain that drains to Gulf of Mexico, known for beaches, and has acidic soils and sandy loam
- 4. name from the thick forest of pine tries, in East Texas, home to hardwood threes such as ash, elm, and mesquite
- 5. living (ex. Humans, dogs, deer, cells, plants, fungi, bacteria, microorganisms)
- 8. Weathering process that breaks rock into different shapes and smaller pieces
- 11. Oxygen chemically combines with other elements such as iron making iron oxide or rust
- 14. Wind carrying particles smooth rocks on the surface. Water carrying particles smooth rocks in rivers and oceans