Ecology Vocabulary Pt.2
Across
- 3. An organism, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead matter.
- 6. A diagram showing the flow of energy through trophic levels in a ecosystem.
- 7. The role and position a species has in its environment.
- 8. An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
- 11. A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
- 12. A non-living component of an ecosystem, like water, temperature, and soil.
- 13. An organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on consuming others.
- 14. The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
- 15. An organism that produces its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.
- 17. A large geographic region with similar climate, plants, and animals.
- 18. A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
- 20. A close and long-term interaction between different species.
Down
- 1. The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 2. A living component of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.
- 4. A position in a food chain or food web, representing energy flow.
- 5. The movement of elements and compounds through living and non-living systems.
- 9. The total mass of living organisms in a given area.
- 10. The natural environment where an organism lives.
- 16. A group of different species living in the same area and interacting.
- 19. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.