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Across
6. herbivores and carnivores
9. similar in superficial form or function
10. occurs when a group within a species separates
from other members of its species and develops its
own unique characteristics
13. the characteristics of an individual are determined
to some extent by its genetic make-up
15. grasslands with scattered trees and are found in
Africa, South America, and northern Australia
18. found in areas that experience extreme water
shortage
19. perennially frozen state
20. nonbiological
25. Greek word meaning 'home'
26. forests that range from the mixed conifer and
broad-leaved trees of much of North America and
northern central Europe
27. natural disturbance in temperate grasslands
28. occurs in Mediterranean-type climates; also called
maquis
29. ecology which is goal-driven research focused on
practical outcomes
30. by-product of photosynthesis
Down
1. first used by Ernest Haeckel in 1869
2. species found in only one area
3. biome which occurs around the Arctic Circle
4. green leaves
5. volcanic islands isolated in the Pacific Ocean about
1000 km west of Ecuador and 750 km from the island
of Cocos, which is it
7. herbaceous flowering plants
8. geographic variation within species
11. variation within populations
12. first name of the scientist who elaborated the
theory of evolution by natural selection
14. ecology which is fundamental or basic
16. northern coniferous forest
17. deserts that experience freezing temperatures
during winter and any precipitation is in the form of
snowfall
21. large-scale environments that are distinguished by
characteristic temperature ranges and amounts of
precipitation
22. rainforests considered as the most productive of
the earth’s biome
23. occupies the drier parts of temperate and tropical
regions
24. dominant plant in temperate forests