Across
- 1. Balance in an ecosystem - ecosystems are organized is a state of stability where species coexist with other species and with their environment
- 2. Habitat - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, and other organisms
- 4. Food chain - a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- 5. Biomass - the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area
- 6. Decomposer - an organism that decomposes organic material
- 7. Producer - organisms that acquire their energy from sunlight and materials from nonliving sources
- 8. Carrying capacity - the number of organisms a system can hold or support
- 9. Predator - an animal that preys on other animals
- 10. Genetic diversity - the range of different inherited traits within one species
- 11. Abiotic and biotic factors - living and nonliving components that make up an ecosystem
Down
- 1. Food web - the natural connection of food chains
- 2. Prey - an animal that is hunted by another animal for food
- 3. Consumer - organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy
- 5. 10% rule - when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on
- 6. Biodiversity - the diversity of living things in specific area
- 7. Limiting factors - a factor where more of it can support a larger population and less of it can support a smaller population
- 8. Ecosystem - the living & nonliving components of an area and how they interact with one another
- 9. Keystone species - a species in which other species in an ecosystem largely depend
- 10. Competition - two species competing for the same limited resources
- 11. Invasive species - a species introduced to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms the environment