Across
- 2. Some prey animals can have hard shells on their body to protect their soft tissues from being damaged by other species (UK spelling).
- 5. Some animals wait and hide to ambush their preys suddenly. In this way, the preys cannot react in time.
- 7. The eaten in a predatory relationship is called___________?
- 11. A predator can use this strategy to attract their preys (starting with t).
- 15. A symbiotic relationship, in which one species benefit, but also not cause any harm to the other species.
- 17. A special subtype of competition, where organisms from a species are involved.
- 20. A strategy that some prey animals can adopt to appear more intimidating to scare away their potential killers/hunters (2 words).
- 22. A special subtype of competition, where organisms from different species are involved.
- 23. A special type of amensalistic relationship, in which one species is harmed by another one’s metabolic products. The species that release the metabolic products is neither benefited nor harmed (starting with a).
- 25. An ecological relationship in which at least one species is harmed, while the other one is not affected or also mutually harmed (starting with a).
Down
- 1. A special type of mimicry, in which harmless species tend to share similar warning signs for their potential predators.
- 3. A symbiotic relationship, in which one species tries to live on or inside another species to gain nutrients, resources, without immediately killing them.
- 4. An ecological relationship between two species of animals, in which one hunts, kills and eats the other.
- 6. The species that benefits from a parasitic relationship.
- 8. A special type of mimicry, in which one species is harmless and tries to look like another genuinely dangerous one, in order to deceive their predators.
- 9. Many predators prefer to hunt in troops for support. This strategy is called________? (starting with g).
- 10. The eater in a predatory relationship is called_________?
- 12. A predator can use this strategy to attract their preys (starting with l).
- 13. Some animals can use this strategy to blend into the background or environment to hide themselves from being hunted.
- 14. A strategy that some prey animals can use to trick their potential predators to avoid hunting or eating them (starting with m).
- 16. A symbiotic relationship, in which both species are mutually benefited.
- 18. A lose-lose relationship between two species. Mostly for fighting against resources, shelter, mates, etc.
- 19. A type of ecological relationship in which at least one species is benefited, while the other species could be either benefited, harmed or not affected.
- 21. The species that lose their nutrients, resources to another species in a parasitic relationship.
- 24. All the abiotic and biotic conditions that a species requires to grow, reproduce and survive efficiently (starting with n).