Ecology Words

6. an area classified according to the species that live in that location
8. a series of organisms that eat one another so that energy and nutrients flow from one to the next.
10. living factors in the environment
12. study of relationships between organisms and the living and non-living factors in the environment
13. interaction between the community and the non-living factors in the environment
15. all of one species
16. an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
18. both organisms benefit
19. one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

1. non-living factors in the environment
2. a system where energy and matter are transferred between living organisms and non-living parts of the environment
3. method the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation
4. a maker or manufacturer of something
5. a concept or idea that you test through research and experiments
7. role of species with the community
8. a complex network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships within a community
9. the position of an organism in the food chain
11. all populations in an area
14. one organism benefits and the other is harmed
17. a person who consumes a product or service