UNIT TEST STUDY GUIDE

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Across
  1. 1. group of different organisms
  2. 7. plants belong to this group
  3. 10. some fungi, like the witches' broom fungus, can cause abnormal growths on trees, which drain the plant's energy and nutrients
  4. 13. each step in an ecological pyramid
  5. 14. species that contain the balance of an ecosystem
  6. 15. one energy route in an ecosystem
  7. 16. better representation of feeding routes in an ecosystem
  8. 19. the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms
  9. 21. eats both plants and animals
  10. 23. community, abiotic factors, plus climate
  11. 24. for something to be alive, it needs to have ALL ___ characteristics
  12. 26. rule that states organisms use energy at each level and only pass on 10% to the next organism
  13. 28. biome that is typically the coldest
Down
  1. 2. pistol shrimp create burrows that offer shelter to gobies, which in turn warn the shrimp of danger
  2. 3. biome where plants need to retain the least amount of water
  3. 4. part of the ocean where you would not expect any plants to exist
  4. 5. the "eco-" in biology means
  5. 6. does not hunt or kill (eats carcasses)
  6. 8. group of organisms that are the same
  7. 9. creates its own food
  8. 11. the non-living components of an ecosystem, which include physical and chemical elements like sunlight, water, soil, temperature, air, and minerals
  9. 12. all parts of the earth where life exists
  10. 17. biome where animals that are underground during the day live
  11. 18. orchids grow on tree branches for access to sunlight, which is necessary for their photosynthesis, while the tree is neither harmed nor benefited by the orchid's presence
  12. 20. the "bio-" in biology means
  13. 22. biotic plus abiotic factors
  14. 25. one fish
  15. 27. averages of temperature, precipitation, etc.