Across
- 3. / measure of the amount of disorder in a system
- 8. relationship in which one species lives in or on another
- 12. Footprint area of land and water required to sustainably provide all resources at a rate which they're consumed by a population
- 14. when one animal, predator, eats another animal, prey
- 16. and J Curves describe a generalized response of populations to a particular set of conditions
- 18. Factors factors which slow down growth of a population as it reaches its carrying capacity
- 19. group of organisms sharing common characteristics that interbreed and produce fertile offspring
- 20. Niche full range of conditions and resources in which a species could survive and reproduce
- 23. use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement of the resources and full recovery of the ecosystem
- 25. development development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
- 26. Loop when information that starts a reaction in turn may input more information which may start another reaction
- 27. Capital natural resources that can produce a sustainable natural income of goods or services
Down
- 1. Factors living components of an ecosystem - organisms, their interactions or waste that directly or indirectly effects another organism
- 2. group of organisms of the same species lining in the same area at the same time, capable of interbreeding
- 3. / useful energy, work or output produced by a process divided by the amount of energy consumed being put into the process
- 4. Feedback Loops tend to amplify changes and drive the system toward a tipping point for a new state of equilibrium will be adopted
- 5. relation between two or more species in which all benefit and none suffer
- 6. Niche describes the actual conditions and resources in which a species exists due to biotic interactions
- 7. / when energy or matter flows and changes its state
- 8. addition of a substance to the environment by human activity, at a larger rate than can be harmless and has an effect on organisms around it
- 9. environment in which a species normally lives
- 10. Capacity maximum number of a species or load that can be sustainable supported by a given area
- 11. / when energy or matter flows and changes location but not its state
- 13. Law of Thermodynamics / energy in an isolated system can be transformed but cannot be created or destroyed
- 15. Factors non- living physical factors that effect the organisms and ecosystem
- 17. Law of Thermodynamics / energy is transformed through energy transfers
- 21. Feedback Loops / stabilizing and counteracts deviation
- 22. / paradigm that shapes the way people perceive environmental issues
- 23. / a set of interrelated parts working together to make a complex whole
- 24. an animal (herbivore) eating a green plant
- 25. State Equilibrium / there are continuous inputs and outputs of energy and matter, but the system as a whole remains in a constant state
- 27. describes the particular ser of abiotic and biotic conditions and resources to which and organism or population responds