Across
- 2. physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
- 3. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
- 7. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- 8. the state of being subject to death.
- 10. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
- 11. the ratio of the number of births to the size of the population; birth rate.
- 12. produced, occurring, or existing within a species or between individuals of a single species.
- 13. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
Down
- 1. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 4. of, relating to, or resulting from living things, esp. in their ecological relations.
- 5. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
- 6. The ecological role and space that an organism fills in an ecosystem.
- 8. the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.
- 9. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
- 14. an organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings