Ecology crossword

3. system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment.
5. Web— A network of interconnected food chains in an ecological community
6. region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.
7. in an organisms’ physiological structure or function or habits that allow it to survive in new
9. and evolution.
10. are prey in relation to one another.
14. producers (usually plants).
15. The natural environment of a plant or animal.
17. A symbiotic relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits (the parasite) and the other is harmed (the host).
19. living thing that has living characteristics and is composed of one or more cells.
20. study of life and living organisms. This includes their physical and chemical structure, function,
22. on one another.
23. adaptation that allows organisms to blend in with certain aspects of it’s environment.
25. ecological role of an organism in a community.

1. organism that eats plants for energy.
2. by night; sleep during the day
4. Chain—An interconnected chain of organisms related to energy transfer that indicates which are predators and
8. consumer: an organism that consumes primary consumers.
11. Species—Species that are non-native to an ecosystem and whose presence causes economic harm, environmental harm, and/or harm to human health.
12. symbiotic relationship between organisms in which both organisms are benefited, and could even be
13. consumer: an organism that
16. organism that eats both plants and meat for energy.
18. organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical
21. Green plants, algae, and some bacteria are autotrophs.
24. The study of how living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) parts of the environment interact with each other.