Ecology Crossword

3. group of organisms that can reproduce and make fertile babies
5. amount of organisms or plants that an ecosystem can support without failing
6. a group of individuals of the same species living and reproducing within an area
7. cycle that carbon takes as it moves around the Earth.
8. birth rate
11. another word for death
14. natural rivalry for resources between organisms in an ecosystem
15. a relationship between two different organisms where both benefit from it
16. A relationship between two organisms, but both are neither hurt nor benefited
17. living as a parasite in or on another organism
18. When organisms use chemicals or bacteria for energy instead of the sun (especially under deep water)

1. when one organism kills and feeds on another
2. an increase of a chemical in an organism's body(compared to the environment)
4. anything that contains a population’s size, or stops it from growing
9. group of species living together in a smaller group
10. when an animal makes a home based on how it can use the resources around them, or if the habitat is already good for them
12. When an organism or group of organisms move from their original home, due to bad conditions
13. process that cells change oxygen to carbon dioxide and water