science vocab

2. a group of individual organisms of the same species in a given area
6. a living organism that shapes its environment
8. a relationship in which both species are mutually benefited
10. the niche range of conditions that an organism can withstand
12. regulates how many organisms live in an ecosystem
13. a community of living organisms in a particular area
14. the act of one animal consuming another
15. a relationship in which one organism is benifited at the expense of the other
16. a close, prolonged association between two or more different biological species
17. a place where an organism makes its home

1. the relationship between living organisms and their surroundings
3. a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environments
4. the role an organism plays in its community
5. a large group of similar ecosystems
7. an interacting group of various species in a common location
9. the portion of earth that supports life
11. a relationship in which one organism benifits but the other is neither helped nor harmed