Ecology and the Environment

3. - An animal that eats only plants.
7. - The role or job of a species in its habitat.
8. - An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
12. - Non-living elements like sunlight, water, and temperature that affect an ecosystem.
13. - All the different populations living together in an area.
16. - A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other.
18. - A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected.
19. - All the members of one species living in a particular area.
23. - The interactions of all living and non-living things in an environment.
25. - Something that restricts the growth of a population.
26. - Organisms that break down dead plants and animals into nutrients.
27. - A living component in an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

1. - The maximum number of individuals an environment can support.
2. - An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.
4. - An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
5. - An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
6. - A close relationship between two different species.
9. - An animal that eats only other animals.
10. - The specific environment where an organism lives.
11. - When organisms work together for mutual benefit.
14. - The sequence of who eats whom in a biological community.
15. - An animal that eats both plants and animals.
17. - A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
20. - The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
21. - The struggle between organisms for resources like food and territory.
22. - A large geographical region with distinct plant and animal communities.
24. - A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
28. - A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Ecology and the Environment - Unit 1 Words