12.01 Definitions Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. partitioning The sharing resources by specialization
  2. 4. The study of the interactions between organisms & their environment
  3. 6. A living component of of an environment
  4. 8. The pelagic environment above the continental shelf
  5. 9. The total mass of a living organisms
  6. 12. organisms that live in the water column away from the bottom including the plankton & nekton
  7. 16. The bottom the shelf break and a depth of approximately 4000 m
  8. 17. levels Each of the steps in a food chain
  9. 18. growth population growth that is constrained by biotic or aboitic factors such as competition or nutrients
Down
  1. 1. organisms that live on the bottom
  2. 2. Exclusion The elimination of one species by another as a result of competition
  3. 5. The pelagic environment beyond the shelf breaks
  4. 7. capacity The maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources in a given environment
  5. 10. The bottom of the ocean
  6. 11. growth Unrestricted population growth where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation
  7. 13. A non living component of the environment
  8. 14. resource An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population
  9. 15. The bottom below 6000m