Across
- 2. the animal that provides the nutrients for a parasite
- 5. first trophic level that serves as a food source for consumers
- 6. a community of interacting organisms and their environment
- 9. an organism that gets its nutrients from other organisms
- 10. non-living things in an ecosystem
- 14. part of the Earth where living things exist
- 15. place where an organism lives
- 16. relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected
- 17. animal that eats meat and plants
Down
- 1. heterotrophic
- 3. relationship where both individuals benefit
- 4. Web many food chains linked together
- 5. the animal being hunted
- 7. organisms want the same food, water, and other resources
- 8. the role an organism fills in an ecosystem
- 11. living things in an ecosystem
- 12. population of different species in an area
- 13. the animal that hunts another animal
- 16. animal that eats only meat