ecology

2. ecology comes from a greek word meaning housekeeping
3. focuses on quality more than quantity normally stays at the capacity the environment can
4. consists of all the individuals of a species living in a given area
5. the nonliving parts of an environment
7. made up of the interactions of groups of species living in a common location
9. concentrate on having as many offspring if possible as fast as possible
11. a high level of _____ is a sign of a healthy,well functioning natural community
12. in a ___ relationship, one species benefits while the other remains unaffected
14. the functional role played by a species in the community it inhabits
15. large regions of the biosphere that have different characteristic s
17. contains the air water and soil that helps earth's living thing survive
19. when animals and plants develop characteristics to help cope with their environment, this process is called ___
20. the creator of ecology
21. population __ is a measure of the number of individuals within a given area
22. consists of a biological community and its physical environment
23. ecology doesn't only cover the biological parts of an environment it also covers the ___ parts
24. a __ resource is a resource that limits the growth of two or more competing species
25. the study of the environment and how organisms interact with it

1. the growth or behavior of one or more species controls the activity and other characteristics of the community, these species are called ___
6. the struggle between two or more individuals species for a common resource
8. before ecology people used these to tell the time of year or where something is
10. the killing and eating of one living organism by another
13. in __ communities , vegetation patterns are influenced by climate and soil
16. dominant species influence the density as well as the __ of a community
18. the presence of a __ species is crucial to maintaining the functioning and diversity of many communities