biodiversity vocabulary Crossword

all of earths organisms and their interactions with each other, the land , the water, and the atmosphere. A combination of all biomes.
a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
a community of organisms and their abiotic or nonliving environment
an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow and reproduce
group population or group of populations of similar organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
An occurrence when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance survival of the next trophic level
process typically caused by the genetic isolation from a main population resulting in a new genetically distinct species
A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range
A species that is considered likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future
A species with a broad niche that can tolerate a wide range of conditions and can use a variety of resources
a group population or group of populations of similar organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
The formation of new species in population that are geographically isolated from on another
Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence , numbers, reproduction or distribution of organism
A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
A species that can survive only in a narrow range of habitats that contain very specific resources
An event in which 3-30 species go extinct each year due to natural selection
A non indigenous species that is introduced by accident or on purpose to a new habitat or ecosystem where without natural predators has a tendency to spread causing damage to the environment
Species that originate and live or occur naturally in an environment
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area but not the entire species globally
A group of individual members of a species living in the same area