Ecosystems & Food Webs Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. an animal that eats only plants
  2. 6. a living thing that uses sunlight for energy
  3. 9. the species variety & balance in an ecological community
  4. 13. the role an organism plays in an ecosystem
  5. 16. a consumer that eats both plants and animals
  6. 17. living things
  7. 18. all the different organisms that live within a habitat
  8. 19. an animal that eats plants or other animals
  9. 21. one organism benefits while the other is harmed
  10. 22. common, mutually benefical among animals in a community
Down
  1. 2. a community & the environment in which it lives
  2. 3. an organisms surroundings consisting of living & nonliving things
  3. 4. the process of learning the rules for interaction within a community group
  4. 5. both organisms benefit from the relationship
  5. 6. microorganism found in the ocean
  6. 7. one organism benefits while the other is not affected
  7. 8. an animal that is eaten by other animals
  8. 10. two or more different species live together - positive partnership
  9. 11. surroundings
  10. 12. a living organism that breaks down dead organism into smaller parts that can be reused by other living organisms
  11. 14. a consumer that eats only animals
  12. 15. an organism that lives on another organism & harms it
  13. 19. when two or more organisms need the same resource
  14. 20. an animal that eats other animals