Ecology

5. is a natural community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it
6. factors are non-living factors in an organism's environment
11. is organisms of a species that share the same geographic location at the same time
13. is a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities
14. community is a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time
15. is the close relationship that exists when two or more species live together
17. factors are any abiotic factors that restrict the numbers

1. is the scientific discipline in which the relationships among living organisms
2. is the role or position that an organism has in its environment
3. is the act of one organism pursuing
4. both organisms benefit
7. is the portion of the Earth that supports life
8. ability of any organism to survive when subjected to biotic and abiotic factors
9. one organism benefits; the other is neither helped nor harmed
10. is an area where an organism lives
12. one organism benefits at the expense of the other
16. factors are living factors in an organism’s environment