Ecology

5. hunts other living things in an ecosystem.
6. An organism that can make its own food.
8. Apparatus used to analyse the abundance of a certain plant in an ecosystem.
10. The process by which a plant makes its own food.
13. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.
14. Ecosystem where you might find a barnacle, seaweed etc.
15. A list of organisms in which each organism is eaten by the next one.
16. An owl is an example of a ____________ as it needs to eat other organisms for nutrition. It cannot make its own food.

1. A mutually beneficial relationship between organisms.
2. Bacteria and microorganisms that bring about decay.
3. A place where a plant or animal lives.
4. All organisms in an area interacting with each other and their physical environment.
7. When two or more organisms compete for the same resource.
9. A structure or habit that helps an organism to survive in its own habitat.
11. The ultimate source of energy for the earth.
12. A consumer which only feeds on plants.