Across
- 2. capacity- the maximum population that a given area can sustain
- 8. organic substances are broken down into simpler forms of matter
- 9. An arrangement or organization of parts to form an organ, system, or living thing
- 14. cycle- the process by which carbon atoms from the earth are released into the atmosphere
- 15. maintaining the ideal conditions
- 18. the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize food
- 20. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
- 22. the purpose or role of a particular component, trait, or behavior of an organism
- 24. speeds up a chemical reaction
- 25. multiple monomers connect together
- 26. consumer- an organism that occupies the fourth consumer level in a food chain, feeding on tertiary consumers
- 27. factor- an environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population or organism.
Down
- 1. movement from a high concentration to an area of low concentration
- 3. substance reacts rapidly with oxygen
- 4. consumer- an organism that eats producers, like plants or algae, in a food chain or food web
- 5. living organisms involving the production of energy
- 6. consumer- an animal that feeds on secondary consumers, typically carnivores that eat other carnivores
- 7. the natural, progressive change in the composition of species in an ecological community over time
- 10. a small molecule that can bond with other similar molecules to form a larger, more complex molecule called a polymer
- 11. growth- when the rate at which it increases is proportional to its value
- 12. anaerobic decomposition of buried dead animals
- 13. being firm or not easily moved
- 16. a change in characteristics that disrupts function
- 17. growth- when sources are limited
- 19. an organism that can create its own food using energy from the sun or from inorganic chemicals
- 20. consumer- an organism that eats primary consumers, which are usually herbivores or plant-eaters.
- 21. a molecule produced by living organisms and essential for their biological processes
- 23. absorbs most wavelengths of light except for green