Down

1. the plants of an area or a region.

2. to improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.

3. of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine.

4. a person, often a member of a church or religious order, who is sent to a foreign country to teach, heal, or serve.

5. any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth's surface.

7. having origin in a country or locality; native.

Across

6. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect.

8. to use to one's own advantage and to the disadvantage of what is being used.

9. to provide with the basic necessities of life.

10. the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments.