Chp. 5 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. able to produce its own food from nonliving material
  2. 9. the natural environment an organisms lives in
  3. 10. an animal that eats both plants and animals alike
  4. 14. species an exotic or non-native species
  5. 15. pyramid a graphic representation that shows the relationship between energy
  6. 17. an animal that eats dead plants and animals
  7. 18. an organism that feeds on another from a food chain
Down
  1. 1. a group of individuals of the same species in a specific area
  2. 2. levels a group of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain
  3. 3. an organism that lives on or in another organism
  4. 4. web many interconnected food chains within an ecosystem
  5. 5. capacity an ecosystem's resource limit or the amount of organisms a ecosystem can support
  6. 6. species a species that has been introduced to a new environment due to human interaction and successfully creates a breeding population and competes with native species
  7. 7. a group of plants and animals interacting with on another in a particular place
  8. 8. an animal that eats plants
  9. 11. selection the natural process in which organisms with weaker adaptability are eliminated
  10. 12. an organism that feeds and breaks down dead plant and animal matter
  11. 13. an animal that eats other animals
  12. 16. the role an organism plays in a ecosystem