Ecology Crossword

3. Another word for a consumer
4. A complex network of interrelated food chains
6. Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere
8. Another word for a producer
9. The maximum population size that a habitat can support
11. All of the different populations in a particular habitat
13. Water that flows over the surface of the ground
16. The type of ecological succession where there is no soil present at the start
17. A group of individuals of the same species
20. The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas
21. The role or function of an organism within an ecosystem

1. A non native species that spreads quickly in a new habitat
2. The process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid drops
5. The increase in toxins that occurs as you move up the food chain
7. A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment, including both biotic and abiotic components.
10. Non-living factors in an ecosystem
12. The process by which water evaporates out of a plant
14. An organism such as fungi or bacteria that break down dead matter
15. This is another name for the water cycle
18. The natural environment in which an organism lives
19. This cycle involves bacteria that convert this element into a form that is usable by plants