Earth Day Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Clues to the 24 words for the Earth Day Crossword:
(Puzzles answers are at the very bottom of this page.)

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    Answers ACROSS:
    5 - vegetation, 7 - evolution, 8 - endemic, 10 - revitalize, 13 - flourish, 15 - terrain, 16 - abundance, 17 - fauna, 19 - ecology, 21 - apathetic, 22 - sustainable
    Answers DOWN:
    1 - defoliate, 2 - botanical. 3 - renewable, 4 - erode, 6 - fertile , 9 - deplete, 11 - inspiration, 12 - endangered, 14 - pollute, 17 - flora, 18 - symbiosis, 19 - environs, 20 - ozone
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