Ecology

3. Organisms that eat producers or other organisms for energy
4. Living factors in the environment
7. A community of organisms and their nonliving environment
9. A group of individuals of the same species
10. The study of interaction between organisms and their environment
13. Nonliving factors in the environment
14. The part of the earth where life exists
16. An organism that feeds on another living creature, usually without killing it
17. A close, long term relationship between two or more species

1. An organism that is eaten by another organism
2. All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
3. A consumer that eats animals
5. Organisms that use sunlight directly to make sugar
6. An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms
8. A consumer that eats plants
11. A consumer that eats a variety of organisms
12. An organism's way of life
15. The environment where an organism lives