Ecology Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. chain diagram that represents a single pathway through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
  2. 5. physical environment in which a species lives and to which it has become adapted.
  3. 7. largest population size of a species that can be supported by the environment.
  4. 10. is a relationship between two species, or individuals of the same species, that strive for the same resources in the same place.
  5. 11. the ability to do work.
  6. 12. is a symbiotic relationship in which the parasitic species benefits while the host species is harmed.
  7. 13. the number of births within a population during a specific time period.
  8. 16. all of the populations of different species that live in a given area.
  9. 17. is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
  10. 18. process of maintaining a stable internal environment in a cell or an entire organism.
  11. 19. the study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
Down
  1. 1. the process by which organisms give rise to offspring.
  2. 3. consumer that eats both producers and other consumers.
  3. 4. consumer that only eat other animals for food.
  4. 6. Organism that makes its own food.
  5. 8. is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other is not affected.
  6. 9. an organism that is consumed as food by other species, known as predators.
  7. 14. A large community of plants and animals that live in the same place.
  8. 15. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area.