Across
- 2. organisms that capture energy from sunlight and use energy to produce food
- 3. series of steps where organisms transfer energy by being eaten
- 4. an interacting group of various species in a common location
- 9. the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
- 10. the act of entering
- 11. organisms that break down organic matter
- 14. groups of individuals that belong to species and live in the same area
- 16. any relationship where two species live closely together
- 18. each step in a food chain
Down
- 1. both organisms benefit in the relationship
- 5. any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, number, reproduction, or distribution of organisms
- 6. number of individuals an environment can support indefinitly
- 7. when one organism benefits, and the other isn’t affected in the relationship
- 8. links all food chains in an ecosystem
- 9. part of life in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- 12. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- 13. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- 15. an organism’s job
- 17. an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
- 19. the act of leaving