Evolution, Biodiversity, Population Ecology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• landscape: _ ecology explains how ecosystems, communities, and populations are distributed in geographic regions
• population: _ ecology studies the distribution and abundance of individuals.
• organismal: _ ecology studies the relationship of individuals and their environment.
• ecology: study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
• habitat: the environment where an organism lives.
• specialist: organisms with a specific niche.
• carrying: _ capacity is the maximum population size an environment can sustain.
• biosphere: the total living things in the areas they inhabit.
• mass: _ extinction events kill massive numbers of species at once.
• ecosystem: _ ecology studies biotic and abiotic components to see patterns.
• niche: an organism's functional role in community.
• community: _ ecology focuses on patterns of species diversity and interactions.
• generalist: organisms with a broad niche.
• endemic: _ species exist only in a specialized area and are susceptible to extinction.
• background: _ extinction rate occurs slowly and one species at a time.