Into to Ecology/Taylor N
Across
- 2. is a collection of all the organisms that live in a place
- 4. are groups of organisms so similar to each other
- 6. is a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- 8. a diagram that shows the distribution of energy, biomass, or other resources in an ecosystem by trophic level
- 10. is a series of organisms each dependent on the next in line as a source of food
- 13. weathers of the ecosystem
- 15. break down organic matter
- 18. relations between living organisms and their environment
- 19. is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals and can be used as an energy source
- 21. is a process in which some autotrophs make food using chemical energy
- 22. organisms that capture energy from the sun
- 23. is another name for autotroph
Down
- 1. plant eaters only
- 3. eat food on plants and animal remains
- 5. Absorbs other organisms to make their food
- 7. contains the combined portion of the planet in which all life exits
- 9. eat other animals
- 11. is another name for heterotroph
- 12. is a process in which plants make their food
- 14. eat from plants and animals
- 16. different populations that live together in an area
- 17. groups or individuals that belong to the same species
- 20. is a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and communities