Ecology!

2. linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another
4. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
5. all the organisms of the same group or species that live in a specific area and are capable of breeding among themselves.
7. larger organism that harbours a smaller organism
13. an organism that mostly feeds on plants
15. a living organism that shapes its environment
16. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
19. a relationship between the two living species in which one organism is benefitted at the expense of the other
20. the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria
24. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

1. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
3. the position of an organism in the food chain
6. all of the food chains in an ecosystem
8. any living thing
9. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
10. an organism that makes its own food
11. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material
12. 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.
13. the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism
14. animals that are killed and eaten by other animals
17. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
18. an organism that regularly consumes a variety of material, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi
21. organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food
22. community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in a particular area
23. interacting group of various species in a common location