Ecology Crossword

3. organism that creates it's own food using energy
9. organism that can't create it's own food and must obtain energy by eating other organisms
10. relationship between two species where both organisms benefit
11. four season ecosystem that shed their leaves in the autumn
13. organism that can't produce it's own food
16. hot ecosystem that gets heavy rainfall
17. ecosystem mixed with grassland and trees that creates an open canopy
18. hot and dry ecosystem where there is little to no water
19. non-living thing that influences it's environment
20. cold subarctic coniferous forest ecosystem located in the northern hemisphere

1. organisms like bacteria that break down dead things into inorganic nutrients
2. living thing that shapes it's environment
4. different species striving for the same resources in an environment
5. interaction between two species where 1 organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed
6. organism that produces it's own food using inorganic substances
7. different species that are living together
8. large area of land where organisms live
12. relationship between two species where one organism benefits at the expense of the other
14. cold ecosystem with short growth season and little drainage
15. habitat dominated by grass rather than trees