Science Vocabulary Terms for Chapter 5

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Across
  1. 2. a system formed by organisms interacting and with their non-living surroundings in a balanced way
  2. 5. native vegetation that remains unchanged when surrounding areas have been changed by activities such as grazing or forestry
  3. 8. scientists who study the interactions between living things and their environments
  4. 9. the flow of energy from organism to organism in a series of feeding relationships
  5. 10. raised bank built to prevent water reaching buildings
  6. 11. individuals that are exactly the same as each other
  7. 12. non-living factors in the environment
  8. 14. all living things
  9. 15. a consumer that eats only other animals
  10. 16. times of the year when fires are most likely to occur
  11. 19. an animal that eats other animals
  12. 20. organisms that get the energy they need by breaking down waste products
Down
  1. 1. a consumer that eats a producer
  2. 3. an interaction between two organisms in which one of the benefits and the other one is not affected
  3. 4. an animal that eats other animals
  4. 6. species that is experiencing a rapid population decline and is in danger of becoming extinct if the drop in numbers continues
  5. 7. a method of controlling unwanted pests by using a natural predator or disease
  6. 13. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  7. 17. active or hunting at night
  8. 18. the process of mating one breed of plant or animal with another breed of plant or animal