Across
- 6. The non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem.
- 8. The specific place where an organism lives.
- 10. What are environmental pressures that affect population size regardless of its density or size?
- 11. Any biotic or abiotic resource or environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or population within an ecosystem.
- 12. A dynamic community of biotic organisms interacting with their (abiotic) physical environment.
- 14. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Down
- 1. Are the living components of an ecosystem.
- 2. A group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a specific geographic area.
- 3. A close, long-term relationship between two species.
- 4. What are environmental pressures that affect population growth rates based on population density?
- 5. The maximum population size an environment can support.
- 7. An interacting group of various species living together in the same, specific location.
- 9. The variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem.
- 13. What measures the average number of people per unit of land area?
