Biology - Ecology

3. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
6. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
8. factors whose effects on the size or growth of the population dont vary with the population density
10. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
11. an animal that naturally preys on others
12. role and position a species has in its environment; how it meets its needs for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces

1. a bird that can locate honey in a bees' nest but is unable to get to the honey for itself, so it guides
2. factors whose effects on the size or growth of the population vary with the population density
4. symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved
5. the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity
7. a badgerlike mammal with a white or gray back and black underparts, native to Africa and Asia.
9. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.