Eco-Terminology Challenge

3. when two or more organisms try to use the same limited resources
4. an animal that eats both plants and animals
6. the part of earth where life exists, including land, water, and air
9. the natural environment where and organism lives
10. a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area
12. the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
14. an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
15. A large region with a specific climate and characteristic plant and animal communities
17. all the different populations of organism living together in a particular area
18. an animal that hunts and eats other animals

1. an organism that eats other organisms
2. an animal that eats only other animals
5. an organism that breaks down dead organic matter and returns nutrients to the soil
7. an organism that makes its own food, like plants
8. a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped now harmed
9. an animal that eats only plants
11. A living thing
12. A community of living organism interacting with their physical environment
13. the unique role or job an organism plays in its ecosystem
16. a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit