Across
- 3. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
- 5. the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely without degrading the environment.
- 8. competitive relationship between organisms of the same species that strive for the same resources in the same place.
- 10. the process by whics evolve over time to better suit their environment, leading to increased survival and reproduction
- 11. the change in the heritable traits of populations of organisms over successive generations
- 13. ____________ competition happens when individuals of different species strive for a limited resource in the same area
- 14. the essential materials or substances that organisms need to survive, such as food, water, and shelter.
Down
- 1. Selection evolutionary process in which organisms best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on their traits to future generations.
- 2. When organisms strive for limited resources.
- 4. a specific, heritable characteristic of an organism that can be influenced by the environment
- 5. _________ __________principle of ecology stating that two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long.
- 6. two species within the same area coexist and adapt by developing different specializations.
- 7. branch of biology that is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
- 9. an organism that is consumed as food by other species, known as predators.
- 12. resource that we use faster than we can remake it, such as water.