Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

ground that is permanently frozen, trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season, a scrub land biome of dense, spiny …

reduced visibility often caused by pollution, at risk of becoming extinct, a long period of low rainfall, the large-scale clearing of forests, the …

generally features cool summers (relative to their latitude) and cool winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes, is …

this process converts ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate, this is the process by which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is converted into ammonia …

a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked, to make less or cause to appear …

an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron, soil formed by rock decay and left as a …

to move from one object to another or one place to another, weather over time, when something becomes different over time, an amount of air that moves …

the uppermost layer of vegetation in terrestrial biome, a narrow stratum of rapid temperature change in the ocean and lakes, a terrestrial biome at …

the breakdown of rock results from chemical change in the rock, commonly known as "rust". it occurs when oxygen combines with another …

continuous movement of water between earth's surface and air, gets energy from feeding directly on producers or the animals that feed on …

the power needed to do work, a living thing that makes its own food, a living thing that eats other living things, an animal that eats both plants and …

these organisms produce their own food to get the energy they need to live. most of them use photosynthesis to do this, these organisms consume …

sum total of all the plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area along with non-living components such as climate, river, etc, the part of the …

a relationship in which one species benefits and the other remains unaffected, an interaction in which the presence of one species has a negative …

deserts, deep oceans, mountains ice caps are what, conditions in which something lives in, a characteristic that helps an organism live in its …

broken down by erosion to begin soil production, grown without human interference, the amount of direct sunlight a region receives depends on …

a process that releases energy from organic molecules in the absence of oxygen, the interacting parts of a biological community & its environment, …

features of organisms that help them survive in their habitat, the study of organisms in their natural environment, a network of interactions between …

travelling with multiple people in a car, a seattle train running 100% on ecofriendly energy, best type of lightbulb, _ monday, no _ in the trash, _ …

any free-living thing, something that once was alive is no longer alive, meets all 8 characteristics of a living thing, something that was never …

a _ assessment is carried out to assess the environmental impact of a product, the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted …

the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, example of a vascular plant, lack of precipitation, a change or slight difference in …

a spinning storm with a cone shape, a huge storm with heavy rain and strong winds, a storm with rain and lightning, a flash of electricity in the sky, …

primary reason for the necessity of sanitation, practices that maintain health and prevent disease through cleanliness, illnesses that sanitation aims …

produces surface currents, the number of oceans on earth, where snails, crabs, lobsters move; sponges and coral attach themselves to it, tiny living …

dispose of batteries and light bulbs through the _ dept, windex, 409, and _ are cleaning products that are considered chemicals, _ not disposed of …

tiny plastic particles, typically less than 5mm in size, that result from the breakdown of larger plastic items, the practice of using resources in a …

energy from the sun, a device that converts sunlight into electricity, a structure that converts wind energy into electricity, a structure that …

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

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 …