Across
- 2. anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
- 4. occurs when an object is heated, and its molecules move farther apart
- 7. Transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
- 11. the place or the location where an organism (or a biological population) lives, resides or exists
- 12. Transfer of thermal energy in fluids (liquids and gases)
- 14. occurs when an object is cooled and its molecules move closer together
- 17. Energy can neither be created or destroyed; only converted from one form to another
- 19. he maximum number of individuals of a species that the environment can carry and sustain
- 21. the flow of heat from hotter objects to cooler objects in contact with each other
Down
- 1. describe nonliving components of a community
- 3. a material that does not allow thermal energy to flow easily
- 5. a material that allows thermal energy to flow easily
- 6. describes living or once living components of a community
- 8. A group of individuals of the same species within a community
- 9. the energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules
- 10. organism that breaks down dead organic material
- 13. an organism that makes its own food; also known as an autotroph
- 15. energy of motion
- 16. stored energy an object has due to its height or position
- 18. the role an organism plays in a community
- 20. organism on the food chain that depends on autotrophs (producers) or other consumers for food, nutrition, and energy