Populations, Communities, Ecosystems Unit
Across
- 2. a mature, stable community at the end of succession
- 6. restoring damaged ecosystems
- 8. when one organism kills another for food
- 11. symbiosis where both species benefit
- 12. recreational or spiritual benefits from ecosystems
- 13. a non native species that harms an ecosystem
- 16. a close relationship between species that benefits at least one
- 18. succession after a disturbance where soil remains
- 21. symbiosis where one benefits and harms the host
- 22. when a species no longer exists
- 25. the struggle between organisms for the same limited resources
- 27. protecting and managing natural resources
- 28. first organisms to grow in an area
Down
- 1. materials from nature used by humans
- 3. study of interactions between organisms and environment
- 4. succession in an area with no soil
- 5. variety of life in an ecosystem
- 7. benefits humans receive from ecosystems
- 9. behaviors or traits that help organisms survive
- 10. how an organism makes its living and interacts with its environment
- 14. symbiosis where one benefits and the other is unaffected
- 15. services like climate or flood control
- 17. services like nutrient cycling and soil formation
- 19. predictable changes in a community over time
- 20. actions or influences between organisms
- 23. services that provide food and materials
- 24. a species with a large impact on its ecosystem
- 26. using resources without harming future generations