Biomes and communities

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Across
  1. 2. process by which sunlight is converted into chemical energy by autotrophs
  2. 4. first species to colonize a disturbed area
  3. 7. the species which benefits in a symbiotic relationship while harming the host
  4. 10. the species that eats another animal
  5. 11. relationship where members of one species consumes members of another
  6. 16. symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while another isn’t affected
  7. 17. water based
  8. 19. portion of water where not enough light penetrates to allow photosynthesis
  9. 21. conditions of the atmosphere from day to day
  10. 22. state in which a plant slows down cellular activities and may shed its leaves
  11. 24. limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process
Down
  1. 1. species that plays an important role in its community
  2. 3. the species that is eaten by another animal
  3. 5. dry air and little precipitation that reaches the leeward side of the mountain range
  4. 6. the average weather in an area over a long period of time
  5. 8. relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources
  6. 9. land based
  7. 10. portion of water where enough light penetrates to allow photosynthesis
  8. 12. a large area on Earth characterized by a specific climate
  9. 13. symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed
  10. 14. process by which nutrients are washed from the land into bodies of water
  11. 15. the biotic part of an ecosystem
  12. 18. non living and never lived
  13. 20. the species which is harmed in a symbiotic relationship while benefiting the parasite
  14. 23. living or once lived
  15. 25. symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit