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1. collection of ecosytems in similar locations.
2. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
3. an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.
6. organism that breaks down dead organic material.
9. all the living and nonliving things in an area.
10. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
13. eat shrubby vegetation and grasses.
15. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals.
17. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

1. made up of the parts of Earth where life exists.
4. an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals.
5. the complete set group of individuals, whether that group comprises a nation or a group of organisms with a common characteristic.
7. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food.
8. the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
11. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
12. an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
13. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
14. any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium.
16. a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants.
18. group of populations in the same area.