ecology perfect 10

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Across
  1. 5. a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it
  2. 7. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
  3. 8. an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse
  4. 9. the preying of one animal on others.
  5. 10. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra
Down
  1. 1. an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
  2. 2. factor a living organism that shapes its environment
  3. 3. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  4. 4. an animal that naturally preys on others.
  5. 6. a living organism that shapes its environment