Unit 3 Science vocab crossword

1. The protection and preservation of nature and wildlife.
3. care The practices involved in looking after animals.
5. An animal that feeds on dead organisms.
8. A guided visit to see animals and learn about them.
9. Harmful substances that damage the environment.
10. The ability to maintain ecological balance and the health of the planet.
12. A term for animals that are at risk of extinction.
15. The variety of different kinds of living things in an area.
16. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
17. A place where animals are kept for public viewing.
19. The systematic investigation of animals and their behaviors.
21. A community of living things and their environment.
23. A place providing refuge for animals in need.
24. A display of animals or plants for public viewing.
25. The physical world and everything in it.

2. The process of restoring animals to health or the wild.
4. Watching animals to study their behavior.
6. A fenced area where animals live in a zoo.
7. chain The series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
11. A person who cares for animals in a zoo.
13. Animals that live free in their natural environment.
14. A small, specific habitat within a larger ecosystem.
18. life The various types of plants found in an ecosystem.
20. A group of similar living things that can breed.
22. The natural home of an animal or plant.