Ecology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Organisms (plants) that carry out photosynthesis to create energy (from the sun)
  2. 5. a group of the same species
  3. 7. organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
  4. 8. the balance of organisms in an ecosystem and how the balance is maintained
  5. 11. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
  6. 15. a group of different species
  7. 16. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass (buzzard is an example)
  8. 17. ALL of the living (biotic) and the non-living (abiotic) factors in an area
  9. 18. living creatures that eat organisms from a different population
Down
  1. 1. An animal that eats ONLY meat (lions are an example)
  2. 2. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  3. 3. An animal that eats ONLY plants (rabbits are an example)
  4. 6. a biotic or abiotic factor that limits the carrying capacity of an ecosystem
  5. 9. the living or the once living organism in an ecosystem
  6. 10. the non-living or never having lived elements in an ecosystem
  7. 12. An animal that eats both plants and meat (we are an example)
  8. 13. an individual living thing (one)
  9. 14. Living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors in an area