Across
- 2. acids class of macromolecules that store and communicate genetic information
- 5. type of compound held together by covalent bonds
- 8. the number of species in an area is a measure of this
- 9. speeds up metabolic processes in the body
- 13. process of a new community forming from a large scale disruptive event
- 14. most likely to initiate primary succession
- 16. a habitat with many species has a high level of this
Down
- 1. form of carbon that is returned to atmosphere during carbon cycle
- 3. ecological relationship in which two organisms benefit from one another
- 4. process in water cycle that returns water to earth's surface
- 6. refers to the number of organisms a habitat can support
- 7. the portion of earth that supports living things
- 10. permafrost is a characteristic of this biome
- 11. the study of interaction between living and non living things in an area
- 12. commonly found as fats and oils, hydrophobic
- 15. a polymer most likely resembles a