Natural Selction

4. An organism that hunts, kills, and consumes other organisms as a means of obtaining nutrition
5. A complex and interconnected representation of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem
6. An organism that primarily consumes animal-based food
9. An organism that breaks down and obtains nutrients from dead organic matter or the remains of other organisms
11. A type of ecological succession that occurs in an area where an existing ecosystem has been disrupted, but some soil and organisms are still present
12. A type of symbiotic relationship between two different species in which both organisms benefit from the association
14. An organism that primarily consumes both animal and plant-based food
15. Sequence of organisms through which energy and nutrients are transferred in an ecosystem
16. A biological interaction between two different species that live in close physical association with each other

1. The living components of an ecosystem or environment that influence living organisms and their interactions
2. A type of ecological succession that occurs in an entirely new or barren habitat where no soil or living organism exist
3. An organism that is hunted, killed, and consumed by another organism
7. A type of symbiotic relationship between two different species in which one organism benefits, and the other is neither helped or harmed
8. A type of symbiotic relationship between two different species in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism
10. An organism that primarily consumes plant-based fiid
13. The non-living components of an ecosystem or environment that influence living organisms and their interactions