science choice board crossword puzzle

2. any component of the ecosystem that is devoid of life
5. a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another
7. an area classified according to the species that live in that location
8. response or orientation of a plant or certain lower animals to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity from one direction than another.
9. organisms that produce food for themselves and other organisms.
11. period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmentalconditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability
13. organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
15. a subset of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area and, in sexually reproducing species, interbreeds.
16. a living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis
17. an organism that consumes all or part of the body of another—living or recently killed—organism, which is its prey
18. living or once living components of a community

1. the adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment
3. community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.
4. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem
6. some detectable change in the environment which causes a living organism to respond to that change.
10. organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy.
12. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
14. a group of species that are commonly found together
19. a pigment that gives plants their green color