Biodiversity And Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• biodiversity: variety of life forms within a system.
• ecosystem: a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, along with weather and landscape, work together.
• habitat: the natural environment of an organism.
• species: a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with each other.
• population: a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area.
• community: all the populations of organisms living together in a particular area.
• decomposer: organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.
• producer: organism that makes its own food, like plants.
• consumer: organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms.
• herbivore: animal that eats only plants.
• carnivore: animal that eats only meat.
• omnivore: animal that eats both plants and animals.
• threatened species: at risk of extinction in the near future.
• endangered species: at risk of extinction in the immediate future.
• extinct species: that no longer exists.
• conservation: protection of natural resources and ecosystems.
• sustainability: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• pollution: introduction of harmful materials into the environment.
• adaptation: change in an organism that helps it survive in its environment.
• symbiosis: close and long-term association of two different organisms.