Environment Crossword Puzzles
Ecology: Natural Selection
organisms : living entities that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis., growth : the process of increasing in size., survival : the …
Impacts on the Environment
acid precipitation : rain or snow that has a lower ph than normal rainwater., global warming : a rise in average global temperatures., birth rate : the number …
Photosynthesis & Ecosysytem
carnivore : a consumer that eats only meat or the flesh of animals for energy, biotic factor : the living parts of an ecosystem, chlorophyll : the green …
Water Cycle
transpiration: the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants, sublimation: is the transition from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing …
Health of Ecosystems
lichen : an organism (living thing) used to measure air pollution, producer : an organism that makes it's own food, numbers : which pyramid shows the …
Factors Affecting Weather
sun:provides almost all of earth's energy, weather:state of the atmosphere at shorter period of time, clouds: formed when sun evaporates water into the …
Water Habitats
tidepool : a puddle of ocean water., oceanographer : someone who studies the oceans plants and animals., saltwater : water that is salty., pond : a small body …
Food Webs and Adaptations
consumers : animals that have to eat another living thing to survive are called ________, predator : this type of animal would be found at the top of a food …
Ecosystems Key Words
herbivore: an animal that only eats plants, carnivore: an animal that only eats meat, omnivore: an animal that eats both meat and plants, producer: an organism …
Ecosystem Management of Peat Bogs
biodiversity : controlled grazing is used to maintain the ______ of peat land, afforestation : the greatest decline of peat bogs has been through ______ , ditch …
Resources in Ecosystem
limiting factor : anything that restricts the size of a population, community : all the populations of different species that live together in the same area at …
Biological Diversity
habitat : where the species lives, water : the most important substance for life, variation : the different breeds of a species, community : the life and …
World Rainforest Movement
wrm : abbreviation for the world rainforest movement, starbucks : this popular coffee shop contributes to the destruction of forests, deforestation : the …
Climate Change Review
ecoregion: a subdivision of an ecozone, thermohaline: the ocean's currents are driven by this type of circulation., climate: the characteristics of weather …
Global Change
effect : greenhouse _______ is the natural trapping of heat in the atmosphere caused by ghgs, methane : ghg released by livestock that traps 20x more heat than …
