Across
- 4. An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator
- 7. species A species that has a large impact on its ecosystem relative to its abundance
- 9. A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting together
- 11. All the populations of different species living and interacting in an area
- 12. An organism that hunts and eats other organisms
- 14. species A species at risk of extinction
- 15. All the individuals of a species living in a specific area
- 16. The natural environment where an organism lives and grows
- 17. The protection and preservation of natural resources and species
- 18. chain A sequence showing who eats whom in an ecosystem
Down
- 1. A variety of living organisms in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- 2. A group of similar organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring
- 3. An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem
- 5. The role or job of an organism within its ecosystem
- 6. diversity The variety of genes within a species
- 8. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them
- 10. species A non-native species that spreads widely and harms ecosystems
- 13. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
- 14. species A species that no longer exists anywhere on Earth
- 18. web A system of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem
