ecology

5. all the living and non living elements of a certain area
7. an organism that cannot make its own food and must consume other organisms
8. an individual living being
9. large distinct areas of earth characterized by climate, soil type, and the species that live there
10. all the different species/populations living in the same place at the same time
12. an organism that obtains its energy by consuming animals
13. the system of classifying living organisms into categories based on shared characteristics
14. the variety of all life on earth

1. organisms that create their own food using sunlight or chemical energy
2. all the living and non-living aspects of the entire earth
3. an organism that obtains its energy by consuming plants
4. the total organisms of the same place/species living in the same space
6. all the chemical reactions that occur within a living thing to sustain a life
11. an organism that obtains its energy by eating plants and animals
12. a diagram used to show shared ancestry between species