Matter Crossword Puzzle

2. the number of organisms of the same species that live in a particular geographic area.
6. a living organism that shapes its environment.
8. a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
10. the ability of any organism to survive when subjected to biotic and abiotic factors is?
12. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing.
13. the collection of biotic and abiotic factors in an area.
14. an interaction in which one organism, the predator, eats all or part of the body of another organism, the prey.e.g. cheetah and an antelope.
15. one organism benefits at the expense of the other.
16. the close relationship that exists when two or more species live together.
17. the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.

1. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them.
3. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
4. a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing.
5. an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
7. an interacting group of various species in a common location.
9. the part of the earth where living things exist.
11. a type of relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits from the other without harming it.