Ecosystems

2. An animal that is killed by another animal for food.
5. A group of living organisms capable of interbreeding with each other but not with members of another species.
6. Animal that eats only plants.
7. Organism at the base of the food chain that does not need to feed on organisms.
8. Organism that relies on other organisms for its food (also known as a heterotroph).
10. Organism that relies on other organisms for its food; also known as a consumer.
13. The area inhabited by a plant or animal species.
14. Relationship between two different organisms in which both benefit.
19. One species lives in or on another species from which it obtains food and shelter.
21. A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at a particular time.
22. Organism at the base of the food chain that does not need to feed on organisms.
24. A living thing
25. Animal that eats plants and other animals.
26. Communities of organisms that interact with each other and their environment

1. Organism that lives in or on another organism.
3. Range Range of an abiotic factor in the environment in which an organism can survive.
4. Organisms that break down organic matter into inorganic materials.
8. The struggle among organisms for food, territory and other factors.
9. Where a particular organism lives within an ecosystem.
11. The variety of species of biological organisms, often in relation to a particular area.
12. Relationship between organisms where one benefits and the other is unaffected.
13. Animal that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter.
15. Relationship between two organisms of different species. It may harm or benefit one of the partners.
16. An animal that kills another animal for food.
17. More than one population living in the same area at a particular time
18. factors The non-living features in an ecosystem
20. An animal that eats other animals
23. factors The living things (organisms) in an ecosystem