Ecology

2. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.
5. A large region characterized by climate, vegetation, and animal life.
8. Population growth that slows as resources become limited, forming an S-shaped curve.
9. Population increases rapidly under ideal conditions, forming a J-shaped curve.
11. The maximum population size an environment can sustain over time without degrading resources.
12. All life on Earth and the environments that support it.

1. All populations of different species living together in the same area.
3. A branch of biology that studies how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
4. The study of life and living organisms.
6. Environmental factors that restrict population growth (e.g., food, water, space, disease, predation)
7. A community plus its nonliving environment.
10. A single living individual.