Population and Community Ecology

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Across
  1. 1. the quantitative study of populations
  2. 3. dispersion type that is caused by uneven distribution of resources
  3. 8. networks of populations that can exchange individuals
  4. 10. Individuals must maintain a steady-state internal environment regardless of external environment
  5. 11. Number of species
  6. 12. Niche is subdivided to prevent competition
  7. 15. a group of association of populations of two or more different species that are occupying the same geographical area at the same time
  8. 16. The actual niche space an organism occupies
  9. 17. a species that has a disproportionate effect on the habitat/ecosystem
  10. 19. the upper limit of resources of a habitat that can support a population
  11. 21. number of organisms per unit of area
  12. 22. type of symbiosis where one partner benefits and the other is not affected positively or negatively
  13. 25. average interval between birth of an individual and birth of its offspring
  14. 26. study of how organisms relate to one another and their environment
  15. 27. leads to evolutionary adaptation in response to environmental change
Down
  1. 2. groups of individuals in the same space at the same time
  2. 4. type of symbiosis where both partners benefit
  3. 5. one example of a density dependent factor
  4. 6. All the niche space an organism COULD use
  5. 7. type of parasite that lays eggs in a live host
  6. 9. how evenly distributed the species are
  7. 13. number of offspring produced in a standard time
  8. 14. death rate in a standard time
  9. 18. the total of all the ways an organism uses the resources of its environment
  10. 20. a bat eating a fruit and depositing the seed elsewhere is an example of
  11. 23. bird migration is what type of response to changing environmental conditions
  12. 24. population geographic distribution