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Conservation crossword

Across	Clues	Answers
1.	Organism of microscopic size.	microorganism
5.	Vegetation found in the transition areas between land and water.	riparian vegetation
6.	Everything that affects an organism during its lifetime.	environment
7.	Navigable bodies of water, such as a river, channel, or canal.	waterways
8.	No longer in existence.	extinction
9.	Contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.	pollution
11.	Ecological community, together with its environment, functioning as a unit.	ecosystem
12.	The top layer of the earth's surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with organic matter.	soil
13.	Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.	feral
14	All living things that are not domesticated.	wildlife
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2.	The ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it.	sustainability
3.	Pathological conditions of a body part, an organ, or a system resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect or environmental stress.	disease
4.	Area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.	habitat
10.	Impaired in physical structure or function.	degraded
11.	A natural process, including weathering, where material is worn away from the earth's surface.	erosion