Ecosystems Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. an organism that makes its own food
  2. 8. a relationship where both organisms benefit
  3. 9. a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
  4. 10. all the populations in an area and the way they interact
  5. 12. the maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support
  6. 13. a relationship where organisms compete for the same resources
Down
  1. 1. the nonliving parts of the environment
  2. 2. a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
  3. 3. includes the living organisms in an area and the nonliving parts of the environment and their interactions
  4. 4. an organism that eats waste or dead organisms and recycles their nutrients
  5. 5. things that limit the size of a population
  6. 6. a relationship where one organism eats another
  7. 7. the living or once living parts of an environment
  8. 9. an organism that eats other organisms to gain energy
  9. 11. all of the same organisms of the same species in a certain place at a certain time