Camp Crossword Puzzle

A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems.
The accurate and detailed description of land surfaces (e.g., mountains, valleys, rivers etc.).
The coming of one thing after another, in order.
This cycle include the breakdown of materials, both dead and alive, by the decomposers (fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates).
The process by which plants make food (carbohydrates/sugar) from water, carbon dioxide, minerals, and the sun’s energy.
The study of how plants and animals cycle due to climate and/or seasonal changes.
A symbiotic relationship in which one (the parasite) benefits, while the other (the host) is harmed (e.g., a flea on a coyote, or mistletoe on an oak tree).
The “job” or function that a particular plant or animal has in its community.
A person who studies plants and animals as they live in nature.
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit from the relationship (e.g., pollination of flowers by bees).
The interactions between two or more natural resources (SAMSPAW) that make life on Earth possible.
Recorded history, as well as chemical and geological evidence, indicates that human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have had major impacts on the land, rivers, ocean, and air.
A series of organisms linked together by food energy, each organism eaten by the next one in the chain.
The process by which the surface of the Earth is moved downward by wind, water, ice, and other natural activities.
The process by which the surface of the Earth is moved downward by wind, water, ice, and other natural activities.
The process of energy moving from the sun to producers (plants) then to the consumers (herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores).  Ninety percent of the energy is lost each time it flows through one organism to another (producers and consumers).
Animals active by day, such as certain birds or insects.
Animals active at or around dusk, dawn, or twilight.
The protection of animals, plants, and natural resources.  Conservation also includes the careful use of natural resources (such as trees, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted.
All the different plant and animal populations interacting with each other in an ecosystem.
A symbiotic relationship between two kinds of plants or animals in which one obtains a benefit (such as food or shelter) from the other without damaging or benefiting the other organism (e.g., when an animal moves into an abandoned rodent hole).
Living or once living things in an ecosystem (plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi).
The number and variety of plants, animals, and other organisms found in different ecosystems around the world.
This cycle includes the transfer of carbon dioxide (exhaled by animals) into the plants for use in photosynthesis, and the transfer of oxygen to animals (as a byproduct of photo synthesis) from plants.
A physical or behavioral characteristic of a plant or animal that helps it survive in its natural environment.
Non-living things in an ecosystem.