Ecological Organizations

2. is an organism that mostly eats meat or the flesh of animals.
5. an organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.
6. regions with similar plants, animals, and distinct climates
8. a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area
9. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
11. organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food.
12. an organism that can produce its food.
13. an organism that cannot produce its food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy.
14. an organism that eats both plants and animals

1. organisms that make their food, also known as autotrophs
3. well-defined area where there is a close interaction between biotic and abiotic factors
4. individual living thing
6. portions of the earth that support living organisms
7. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
10. an interacting group of various species in a common location