Into to Ecology/Taylor N

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