Ecology

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Across
  1. 4. what species is non-native and causes harm to the ecosystem
  2. 7. area of Earth that is characterized by specific climate conditions, vegetation, and animal life
  3. 8. living part of an ecosystem
  4. 10. study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
  5. 11. a group of multiple species
  6. 12. what consumer eats primary consumers
  7. 13. when one organism benefits and one is harmed
  8. 15. what consumes dead organisms but do not fully break them down
  9. 18. _____ factor that limits population growth
  10. 19. living and non-living things together
  11. 21. what cycle includes burning fossil fuels
  12. 22. what consumer eats producers
Down
  1. 1. what consumer eats secondary consumer
  2. 2. what breaks down dead organisms and waste materials into simpler substances
  3. 3. when both organisms benefit
  4. 5. Is an organism, like a plant or algae, that makes its own food
  5. 6. what cycle shows how water enters and exits the atmosphere
  6. 9. when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
  7. 14. Is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms
  8. 16. what cycle includes fertilizer run off
  9. 17. A group of one species
  10. 20. ____ capacity that is when a population stabilizes
  11. 23. non-living part of an ecosystem