Biosphere Crossword

3. relationship between two different organisms that live close together
4. an animal that eats/gets its energy from plants
7. a large naturally occurring community
10. the process of organisms getting used to their environment
11. the factor that restricts the size of a population due to lack of resources
15. the process of organisms using sunlight as energy
16. a group of organisms that share genes
18. a substance that changes during a reaction
19. a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits, and the other does not, nor is harmed.
20. the process in organisms involving the production of energy, typically from breathing
24. the process of change in an environment
26. an animal that feeds solely on other animals
27. components resulting from non-living things
29. an organism that gets its energy from other organisms
30. the role a species has in their environment

1. a place where many populations live
2. an ecosystem composed of living materials
5. the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in nutrients.
6. a relationship where one organism benefits and one is harmed
8. one animal preying on others for food/resources
9. an animal that gets energy from dead, decomposed things
12. the number of organisms that can be held in a certain area
13. a community of organisms and their environments
14. species that are the first to colonize previously damaged ecosystems beginning ecological succession
17. an organism’s environment
21. a group of organisms living in a certain area
22. an organism that eats both plants and animals
23. a relationship between two organisms in which both benefit
25. the result of an action or process
28. components that are resulting from living things