Ecology Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: fermentation : a process that releases energy from organic molecules in the absence of oxygen, ecosystem : the interacting parts of a biological community & its environment, bio accumulation : a process in which materials are ingested by an organism greater than the rate they are eliminated, trophic level : a category of organisms that is defined by how organisms gain their energy, abiotic : the non-living parts of an ecosystem, lithosphere : the hard part of the earth's surface, biotic : the living parts of an ecosystem, biomass : the total mass of living organisms in a defined group or area, greenhouse gases : atmospheric gases that prevent heat from leaving the atmosphere, which increases the atmosphere's temperature, biosphere : the regions of earth where living organisms exist, trophic efficiency : a measure of the amount of energy or biomass transferred from one trophic level to the higher trophic level, cellular respiration : a process that releases energy from organic molecules in the presence of oxygen, nutrients : a chemical that's essential to living things and is cycled through ecosystems, aquatic : an ecosystem that is water based, eutrophication : a process in which nutrient levels in aquatic ecosystems increase, leading to the increase of primary producers' population, hydrosphere : all the water found on earth. (lakes, oceans, ground water), atmosphere : the layer of gas above the earth's surface, sustainable: an ecosystem that is capable of withstanding pressure and giving support to a variety of organisms, terrestrial: an ecosystem that is land-based, greenhouse effect : the warming of earth as a result of greenhouse gases, which trap some energy that would otherwise leave earth, photosynthesis : a process that changes solar energy into chemical energy, acid precipitation : rain, snow or fog that is unnaturally acidic due to gases in the atmosphere that react with the water to form acids.