Ecology Part 1 Crossword

3. the number of organisms a system can hold or support
5. when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on
8. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, and other organisms
10. an animal that preys on other animals
11. the diversity of living things in specific area
12. organisms that consume other organisms to obtain their energy
14. a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
15. the living & nonliving components of an area and how they interact with one another
16. a species introduced to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms the environment
17. the natural connection of food chains
19. species a species in which other species in an ecosystem largely depend

1. the range of different inherited traits within one species
2. ecosystems are organized is a state of stability where species coexist with other species and with their environment
4. organisms that acquire their energy from sunlight and materials from nonliving sources
6. living and nonliving components that make up an ecosystem
7. a factor where more of it can support a larger population and less of it can support a smaller population
9. an organism that decomposes organic material
11. the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area
13. two species competing for the same limited resources
18. an animal that is hunted by another animal for food