Chapter 12 Vocab Crossword

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