Across
- 6. A biome with moderate temperatures and deciduous trees that lose leaves seasonally
- 8. A type of symbiosis where one species benefits at the expense of the other
- 9. A consumer that eats only other animals
- 10. The gradual replacement of one community by another over time
- 11. The maximum population size an environment can support
- 13. A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation and permafrost
- 15. The role and position a species has in its ecosystem, including interactions with other species
- 21. Includes oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries with high salt content
- 22. A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area
- 23. A linear sequence showing who eats whom in an ecosystem
- 24. Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter
- 26. A dry biome with very little rainfall and sparse vegetation
- 27. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
- 28. A large region characterized by specific climate, plants, and animals
- 30. Also called boreal forest; cold forest biome with coniferous trees
- 31. A consumer that eats only plants
- 32. Succession that occurs in an area where no previous life existed
- 33. The non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem like temperature, water, and sunlight
- 34. A biome dominated by grasses with few trees, found in regions with moderate rainfall
- 36. An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy
- 37. The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
- 38. Factor affecting population size regardless of population density, like natural disasters
- 39. A warm, wet biome near the equator with high biodiversity
Down
- 1. An organism that make its own food usually through photosynthesis
- 2. Population growth that slows as it approaches carrying capacity, forming an S-shaped curve
- 3. Increase in the number of individuals in a population over time
- 4. Factor affecting population size that depends on population density, like competition or disease
- 5. All populations of different species living together in a specific area
- 7. Any factor that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population
- 12. The average weather conditions of an area over a long period
- 14. Number of individuals per unit area or volume
- 16. Includes lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands with low salt content
- 17. Succession that occurs in an area where life previously existed
- 18. A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system
- 19. The living components of an ecosystem such as plants, animals, and microbes
- 20. A type of symbiosis where one species benefits and the other is unaffected
- 25. The natural home or environment of an organism
- 29. A type of symbiosis where both species benefit
- 35. A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem