Vocab

2. area in which animals, plants and other organisms live
3. Non-living factors
5. Wetland areas constantly filled with water
6. animals found in an area
8. marine habitat extending from the coast to the continental shelf
12. related to soil or dry land
15. describes how organisms match specific environmental conditions and respond to distribution of resources and competitors
16. non-use of natural resources having little-to-no human intervention and interaction
18. gasses surrounding the earth from surface to space
19. individual members of a population
20. plants found in an area

1. when two species benefit from ecological interaction
4. organisms which produce food or biomass through the process of photosynthesis
7. mass or river of ice formed by compressed snow and ice
9. when one species benefits while another is unaffected
10. consume decayed plants and animals
11. Any living organism
13. When one species kills another for food
14. study of the relationship between an organism and its environment
17. microscopic marine algae