Population + Community Ecology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Rate The amount by which a population's size changes in a given time.
  2. 5. Movement of individuals into a population.
  3. 6. Factor A limiting factor that depends on population size.
  4. 9. A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.
  5. 11. The organism that a predator feeds upon.
  6. 12. Factor A factor that affects populations regardless of population size.
  7. 14. Rate The number of births occurring in a given period of time.
  8. 15. The organism that a parasite feeds on.
  9. 16. An organism that lives in or on another living organism.
  10. 17. Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds upon another.
  11. 18. Rate The number of deaths occurring in a given period of time.
  12. 19. Capacity The number of individuals an environment can support over a long period of time.
Down
  1. 1. Density The number of individuals per unit area.
  2. 3. A space that an animal defends against encroachment by other individuals.
  3. 4. Factor A factor that causes population growth to decrease.
  4. 7. Movement of individuals out of a population.
  5. 8. The spatial distribution of individuals within a population.
  6. 9. An organism that captures, kills, and eats another organism.
  7. 10. Distribution The range of area inhabited by a population.
  8. 13. Interaction that occurs when organisms struggle to obtain the same limited resources.