Across
- 3. the role the population plays in the ecosystem
- 5. the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
- 6. nonliving part of the environment
- 9. eats other animals only
- 10. living part of the environment
- 12. eats both plants and animals
- 13. the study of how organisms interact with one another and the environment
- 14. the place where an organism usually lives
- 16. an organism that eats other organisms
- 17. uses energy to make food
Down
- 1. a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place
- 2. includes organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
- 4. a community of organisms and their nonliving environment
- 7. made up of all the species that live and interact in an area
- 8. organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms
- 11. a consumer that eats only plants
- 15. the path of energy transfer from producers to consumers
