Chapter 12 Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. total mass of living organisms.
  2. 9. bottom between the shelf break and a depth of approximately 4,000 m
  3. 11. A non-living component of the environment
  4. 12. sharing of resources by specialization
  5. 13. bottom below 6,000 m
  6. 14. essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population
  7. 15. that live in the water column, away from the bottom, including plankton and nekton.
  8. 16. is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment's
  9. 17. bottom from a depth of approximately 4,000 to 6,000.
  10. 18. population growth is where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation.
Down
  1. 1. elimination of one species by another as a result of competition
  2. 2. that live on the bottom
  3. 3. A living component of an environment.
  4. 5. pelagic environment above the shelf break
  5. 6. of the steps in a food chain.
  6. 7. growth that is constrained by biotic or abiotic factors such as competition or nutrient
  7. 8. pelagic environment above the continental shelf
  8. 10. maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources in a given environment.