Across
4. lives in or on another organism called the host
9. also called producers
11. Non-living
12. organism that predator kills
16. also called consumers
20. Abiotic factors that vary but are not used by the organism
21. all feeding relationships between organisms
22. Abiotic Factors that are consumed by organisms
23. group of interacting ecosystems
24. A group of closely related organisms that are able to breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
27. feed on dead organisms
30. Living
31. Total way of live or role an organism plays in its environment
32. The specific environment in which an organism lives.
33. Overlapping area between ecosystems
35. One species benefits and the other is not affected
Down
1. finish the breakdown of organic material
2. organisms, which get their energy from other organisms by eating them
3. Both species benefit by interacting
4. use the sun or chemical energy along with simple molecules to create its own nutrients
5. kills the prey organism
6. linear relationship from producer to the top consumer
7. The existence, abundance & distribution of a species is determined by whether the levels of physical & chemical factors fall within the range tolerated by that species
8. feed on both plants & animals
10. is an animal that carries the parasite from one organism to the other
13. A pyramid of energy flow represents the energy transfer between feeding levels.
14. A group of ecosystems that are related by having a similar type of vegetation and climatic conditions
15. feed on only plants
17. Long-lasting relationships between organisms
18. The range of conditions that must be maintained for a population of a species to survive.
19. A group of organisms of the same species within a geographic area
25. live of parts of dead organisms or cast-offs
26. is the one factor that is more important than other factors
28. A group of populations in an area that interact with one another
29. A grouping of plants, animals, and microbes occupying an explicit unit of space and interacting with each other and their environment
30. total dry weight of all organisms at a given trophic level
34. feed on other animals