Across
- 4. what species is non-native and causes harm to the ecosystem
- 7. area of Earth that is characterized by specific climate conditions, vegetation, and animal life
- 8. living part of an ecosystem
- 10. study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
- 11. a group of multiple species
- 12. what consumer eats primary consumers
- 13. when one organism benefits and one is harmed
- 15. what consumes dead organisms but do not fully break them down
- 18. _____ factor that limits population growth
- 19. living and non-living things together
- 21. what cycle includes burning fossil fuels
- 22. what consumer eats producers
Down
- 1. what consumer eats secondary consumer
- 2. what breaks down dead organisms and waste materials into simpler substances
- 3. when both organisms benefit
- 5. Is an organism, like a plant or algae, that makes its own food
- 6. what cycle shows how water enters and exits the atmosphere
- 9. when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- 14. Is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms
- 16. what cycle includes fertilizer run off
- 17. A group of one species
- 20. ____ capacity that is when a population stabilizes
- 23. non-living part of an ecosystem