Across
- 3. – all members of a single species
- 4. – the special role that an organism plays in a community
- 7. – a symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism without harming the other
- 9. – a living thing that is hunted for food
- 10. – any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
- 13. capacity – the greatest number of individuals within a population that an ecosystem can support
- 14. – the physical place where an organism lives and hunts for food
- 15. – an animal that hunts other animals for food
- 16. – a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms that lasts over time
- 17. factor – any resource that restricts the growth of populations
- 19. – an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to an unpleasant animal
- 20. – a symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms
- 21. – all living and nonliving things in an environment
Down
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- 2. – any coloring, shape, or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with the environment
- 5. – all the living things in an ecosystem
- 6. web – the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
- 8. chain – the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem
- 9. coloration – a type of camouflage in which the color of an animal helps it blend in with its background
- 11. pyramid – a diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each level of an ecosystem
- 12. – a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
- 18. resemblance – matching the color, shape, and texture of an environment