Interdependence

2. an organism that gets energy from eating plants
4. an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
6. a long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefits
7. an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion
10. any characteristic that helps plants or animals survive
11. a single self-contained, living thing
12. an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

1. an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
3. all the living and nonliving things and their interactions in an area
5. all organisms that have a biological process that keeps them alive, such as plants and animals
8. an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
9. a part of the ecosystem that is not living such as sunlight, air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, rocks and soil