Ecology crossword

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Across
  1. 2. organism living in a specific area
  2. 3. all the living things within an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, that interact and influence each other and their environment
  3. 7. study of how living things interact with each other
  4. 10. a position an organism occupies in a food chain or food web, indicating how it obtains its energy
  5. 13. A group of people sharing the same characteristics
  6. 15. an animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal for food
  7. 17. an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals for food, which are called prey.
  8. 18. the non-living components of an ecosystem, like sunlight, water, temperature, and soil, that influence the living organisms and their environment
  9. 20. an animal that eats both plants and other animals
  10. 21. chain a linear sequence showing how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another as one organism eats another
  11. 22. A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment in a specific area
  12. 24. an organism that harbors another organism (a parasite) within or on its body, providing it with resources like shelter and nutrients.
Down
  1. 1. having to do with or being a parasite
  2. 4. an organism that can produce its own food
  3. 5. A zone on earth where life exist
  4. 6. a visual representation of the interconnected feeding relationships (who eats whom) within a specific ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow through different organisms.
  5. 8. any living thing
  6. 9. an organism that cannot produce its own food and instead obtains nutrients by consuming other organisms or organic matter
  7. 11. an organism, like bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead plants and animals, recycling their nutrients back into the environment
  8. 12. an animal that primarily eats other animals
  9. 14. Someone who creates or make something
  10. 16. The natural environment or place where plant or animals lives
  11. 19. an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms, meaning they cannot produce their own food
  12. 23. an organism that feeds on dead or decaying plant and animal matter