Across
- 2. Study of past and present distribution of organisms
- 5. Organisms that relies on other organisms fortis energy and food supply; also called a heterotroph
- 6. Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
- 7. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
- 8. the geologically altered remains of a once-living organism and/or its behaviour
- 9. physical change in an organism that results over time in reaction to its environment
- 11. organism that breaks down dead organic material
- 12. the change in heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations
- 16. Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
- 19. Selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
- 20. Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
- 23. reproductive success and reflects how well an organism is adapted to its environment.
- 24. the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.
- 25. Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- 27. The process by which organisms best adapted to their environment survive & reproduce to pass on favorable traits to their offspring
- 28. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer by eating and being eaten
- 29. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
Down
- 1. All the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
- 3. when two populations are separated by geographic barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water.
- 4. the study of the development of the anatomy of an organism to its adult form
- 10. the ancestor of two or more species in the later period.
- 13. Largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support
- 14. he transfer of genetic material from one population to another
- 15. Single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts a strong control on the structure of a community
- 17. Group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
- 18. a relationship between organisms in which one is harmed when both are trying
- 19. Body parts that share a common function, but not an evolutionary history
- 21. an organism that mostly feeds on plants
- 22. a pattern of behavior in which animals travel from one habitat to another in search of food, better conditions, or reproductive needs
- 26. Group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of bacterial pathogens