Ecology Crossword

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  1. 6. Describing an organism that can obtain energy from oxidation of inorganic molecules
  2. 8. Role of a species within its' ecosystem including its' habitat, behavior, and interactions with other organisms
  3. 9. Describing an organism that can use photosynthesis as their primary energy source for metabolism
  4. 10. Process of absorbing or being absorbed into the bloodstream
  5. 11. Microorganisms that can live with or without oxygen
  6. 13. Describing word for an organism that can obtain nutrients through both photosynthesis and ingestion of prey
  7. 15. Single-celled microorganisms lacking a nucleus without peptidoglycan in their cell walls
  8. 16. Organisms with cells containing a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
  9. 19. Process of breaking food down into smaller components for absorption
  10. 22. mixotroph An organism that can receive nutrients both autotrophically or heterotrophically but prefer one over the other
  11. 23. Animals that primarily eat plants
  12. 24. The biotic and abiotic conditions that an organism can live in without the presence of predation, competition, and disease
  13. 25. Obtain nourishment by feeding on other plants or animals
  14. 26. Actual ecological role of a species, taking into account competition and other limiting factors
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  1. 1. Describing word for an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals, known as producers
  2. 2. process of breaking food into smaller components, digesting it, and distributing it throughout the body
  3. 3. Animals that eat both plants and other animals
  4. 4. Process of expelling undigested waste out of the body
  5. 5. Occurs when only one species can be the superior competitor for a single limiting resource
  6. 7. Organisms that require oxygen to survive
  7. 12. Organism that feeds on dead or decaying matter
  8. 14. Process of taking food into the body
  9. 17. Microorganisms that thrive in the absence of oxygen
  10. 18. Describing an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  11. 20. Single-celled microorganisms lacking a nucleus with peptidoglycan in their cell walls
  12. 21. mixotroph Organisms that can only receive energy and nutrients through a combination of autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition