Ecology,Biosphere, Biomes & Climate Crossword Puzzle

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Ecology,Biosphere, Biomes & Climate Crossword Puzzle

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  • community : level of ecology that studies how species interactions, such as predation and competition, affect community structure and organization.
  • ecosystem : level of ecology that studies how energy flows and chemical cycles between organisms and their environment.
  • climate : long term conditions of temperature, precipitation, evaporation, and light .
  • organism : level of ecology that studies how an individual organism's structure, physiology, and behavior meet environmental challenges.
  • landscape : level of ecology that studies how factors controlling exchange of energy, materials, and organisms occur across multiple ecosystems (e.g. biomes).
  • taiga : the largest terrestrial biome; sometimes called boreal forest.
  • tundra : biome covered in permafrost.
  • tropical : _ rainforest - the most productive terrestrial biome.
  • ecology : the study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
  • grasslands : biome dominated by fire.
  • population : level of ecology that studies how populations change through time and what factors affect population change & size.
  • ecosystem : the biotic community and its abiotic surroundings.
  • desert : the driest of all biomes.
  • rain shadow: moist air over water moves over land causing heavy precipitation on the windward side and absorbs moisture on the leeward side.
  • weather : short-term patterns of temperature, precipitation, evaporation, and light.
  • convection : circular movement of air due to alternate heating and cooling.
  • global : level of ecology that studies how regional exchanges of energy and material influences the functioning and distribution of organisms across biosphere.
  • coriolis effect : curvature due to spinning of earth.