Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

the introduction of harmful substances into the environment, land consisting of marshes or swamps, often waterlogged, the light and warmth provided by …

food, water and or space that limits the size of a population, organisms that are closely related that live together and produce offspring, a group of …

when water seeps into cracks, then freezes, we call it this, these mountains in the us are very smooth and eroded, physical feature of earth's …

fruits have _ inside them, the _ is the structure that holds the egg, nonflowering plants have _ , an _ develops into a seed, _ occurs when the pollen …

what is a type of pollution that comes from the release of harmful chemicals into the environment?, what is a type of pollution that comes from the …

group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area, bacteria and fungi that break down materials, any living part of the environment …

the living things and nonliving things in an area, an organism that uses the sun’s energy to make its own food, an animal that eats other organisms …

white fluffy things you see in the sky on a sunny day, measures how hot or cold it is, the layer of air surrounding earth, a sudden flash of light and …

a rotating cloud that can cause destruction, a sudden violent shaking of the ground, a destructive storm with strong winds and heavy rain, a …

a flammable material without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediments found near oil deposited, a …

two populations that benefit from one another and often depend on each other for survival, creates its own food directly from solar energy through …

a storm with a violent wind, in particular, a tropical cyclone in the caribbean, a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the …

the clearing of forests on a massive scale, the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of deforestation, the reduction in …

landforms located along the shores of oceans made of sand, gravel, pebbles, or shells, a recess in a shore of an ocean, lake, river, or creek, a huge …

used for an underwater breathing apparatus, a method or device for detecting and locating objects especially underwater by means of sound waves sent …

the variety of species in earth's ecosystems, the result of a cause leading to a change or multiple changes, a species introduced to a new ecosystem …

a group of organisms of a species in an area, all the populations in an area at the same time, all the living and nonliving things in an area acting …

factors such as food, water and shelter that can affect a population based on the size of , the population _ is the number of individuals in a given …

has a lot to do with where and why certain groups settled in different parts of the united states, one of the ways a region is defined, the higher up …

the well-lit, open surface waters in a lake away from the shore, matter that settles to the bottom of a body of water, an environmental factor that …

tiny solid particles in the air, a product of incomplete combustion, the measurement of how hot or cold the air is, the outermost layer of earth's …

one of the most deadliest and costliest hurricanes ever, a hurricane is declared by the hurricane center 36 hours before it hits, hurricanes found in …

ocean _ refers to the warmth or coldness of ocean water, which varies by depth, location, and time of year, the top layer of the ocean is warmer due …

capable of being maintained without depleting resources, outcome or consequences resulting from an action, contamination of air, water, or soil by …

water droplets in clouds freeze into tiny ice crystals, moving air, a hot flash of electricity that jumps down from a storm cloud, a snowstorm with …

lighter tremors after an earthquake, huge storms that form at sea, when a tornado forms over water, a column of wind that spins up to 3oo mph, each …

a long period when people living in a particular area do not have enough food, and many of them suffer and die, an artificial lake where water is …

sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake and builds up a landform, occurs where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down, …

when limestone is dissolved underground, you get a.., leaving the previous season's stalks behind to prevent erosion, sediment deposits here when a …

average weather pattern of a region over time, region that has a particular climate and contains certain types of plants and animals, water ecosystems …