Ecology Crossword

2. capacity, Largest number of individuals in a population that an environment can support
4. succession, When a community grows where previously there was only barren rock
6. The ecosystems of planet earth
10. community, A stable and mature community that undergoes little or no change in species over time with rich biodiversity
11. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
13. factor, Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence/reproduction/distribution of organisms
14. living factors in the environment
15. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
17. a group of interbreeding organisms living in the same area (all of the deer in the forest)
18. level, Each step in a food chain or food web or ecological pyramid

1. A symbiotic relationship in which the health of one organism benefits and the health of the other is harmed
3. An organism that gets its energy from the sun
5. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
7. When one organism feeds on another organism
8. the study of the interaction between organisms and the environment
9. An organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms
12. non-living factors in the environment
16. species, First species to populate an area during succession