Across
- 3. when organisms become used and fitted to their area/environment
- 4. all living components of an ecosystem
- 5. organisms reproduce at a constant rate and rate of growth; J-shaped curve; ideal conditions, unlimited resources
- 7. organisms going against one another for the exact same things but they cannot coexist because of this
- 8. reduces everything in the environment the same way; mostly abiotic: weather, human activities, and natural disasters
- 9. has a greater effect when the area is crowded; competition, predation, disease, and parasitism
- 10. biggest # of individuals the environment can support
- 12. growth is exponential; as resources drop, population growth drops; S-shaped curve
Down
- 1. organisms going against one another for things like territory (ex: timber wolves vs gray wolves)
- 2. predator consumes prey, repeats
- 6. how things in populations change according to their environment
- 11. nonliving, may be chemical or physical