Competition and Environmental Changes

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Across
  1. 2. Movement of a population from one area to another
  2. 3. An appearance or behavior that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings to avoid detection
  3. 9. An inactive state that resembles a deep sleep in which some organisms, living in cold climates, pass winter
  4. 12. Anything that can help an organism survive
  5. 13. In a drought organisms will compete more for _____.
  6. 18. A population of organisms at risk of extinction
  7. 19. A type of adaptation that describes an action organisms do to survive
  8. 21. A close imitation of another organism or object to help the imitator survive
  9. 22. Males in a similar species will dance, fight, and even build nests to compete for a chance to ______ or make offspring.
  10. 25. An organism may become extinct if its _______, or home is destroyed.
  11. 26. A living thing
  12. 27. Organisms that eat meat usually have _____ teeth.
  13. 28. A group of similar organisms that can produce offspring
  14. 29. Some behaviors are learned like a when a cub sees its parent ____ prey for food.
Down
  1. 1. Any interaction between organisms, or groups of organisms, in which at least one is harmed while they try to use the same resources
  2. 4. When a species dies off and has no living members
  3. 5. Organisms that eat plants usually have _____ teeth.
  4. 6. The arctic fox and arctic hare have fur that changes so they can camouflage well in every _____.
  5. 7. Structural features that help an organism survive are ______ adaptation.
  6. 8. A non-native species whose presence causes harm to the environment it is introduced to
  7. 10. The role, or job, of an organism in its environment
  8. 11. Birds that can swim well have _____ feet.
  9. 14. An organism whose presence in a region is only the result of natural processes
  10. 15. Traits or characteristics that help an organism survive
  11. 16. Hyenas and lions can get into deadly battles over territory and _____.
  12. 17. Living and nonliving factors interacting in an environment
  13. 20. The conditions in which an organism lives
  14. 23. Males of the same species will compete for _____.
  15. 24. An animal hunted for food by another animal