Ecology

2. All the interacting populations of different species that live in the same geographic location at the same time.
3. The physical area in which an organism lives.
5. The scientific study of all the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.
8. A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
9. A Large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.
10. A group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time.
11. A biological community and all the nonliving factors that affect it.
13. A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
14. A Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism.

1. The relatively thin layer of Earth and its atmosphere that supports life.
4. Any nonliving thing in an organism's environment, such as soil, water temperature, and light availability.
6. A role, or position, of an organism in its environment.
7. The act of one organism feeding on another organism.
9. Any living thing in an organism's environment.
12. A close mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal association between two or more species that live together.