Crossword Puzzle

2. The introduction of pathogens into a previously healthy individual.
4. An organism that lives takes advantage of it’s host, often harming them.
5. Animals that are not in captivity.
8. When livestock are used to manage wild habitats.
11. A disease that can be spread between animals and humans.
14. Diseases that are contagious and are likely to be spread among individuals.
15. A microorganism that causes disease in it’s host.

1. Mammals with hooves, typically herbivore grazers.
3. A widespread infectious disease within a community.
6. When two populations directly interact with each other.
7. Animals kept by farmers for agricultural purposes.
9. When a population exceeds the number of individuals that the ecosystem can sustain.
10. A group of individuals living together in a specific habitat.
12. An individual’s resistance to a specific disease or virus.
13. The euthanasia of individuals to control a population.