Across
- 3. Organisms that break down dead organisms and recycle their nutrients.
- 4. A close relationship between two species that rely on each other.
- 5. A sequence that shows all the different ways energy is transferred between organisms.
- 9. The destruction of an ecosystem for the benefit of humans.
- 11. A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
- 14. An organism that is not native to a region and can take over the role of another organism.
- 15. - places where different forms of life can exist.
- 17. When the last member of a species dies out
- 18. The characteristics of a species that allows it to survive in its environment.
- 19. Organisms that get their energy from other organisms.
- 21. Nonliving part of a habitat.
- 22. When a large number of species dies out and causes the collapse of an ecosystem.
Down
- 1. Organisms that get their energy from the sun.
- 2. Organisms that only eat plants.
- 5. A sequence that shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another.
- 6. Ecosystem with its own living and nonliving parts.
- 7. Living part of a habitat.
- 8. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed.
- 10. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
- 12. The maximum number of organisms that an environment can support.
- 13. The variety of life in an ecosystem or the variety of forms within a species.
- 16. Organisms that only eat other animals.
- 20. The role a species plays in its environment.
