Interactions in the Environment

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Across
  1. 2. Non-living components of an ecosystem.
  2. 3. An organism that creates its own nutrition by absorbing energy from the sun.
  3. 8. A symbiotic relationship where one individual benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefits.
  4. 9. A term used to describe the variety and number of different living things in an environment.
  5. 10. An organism that is hunted and eaten by another.
  6. 11. An organism that must consume other living things for nutrition.
  7. 13. A collection of ecosystems grouped together based on climate, soil and living things.
  8. 14. A symbiotic relationship where one individual benefits and the other is harmed.
Down
  1. 1. An organism that actively hunts and preys on another for food.
  2. 4. An organism that breaks down dead or decaying materials and returns the nutrients to the soil.
  3. 5. A group of individuals of the same species in an area.
  4. 6. The role that an organism plays in an ecosystem.
  5. 7. All of the biotic and abiotic components in an area.
  6. 9. Living components of an ecosystem.
  7. 11. All of the populations of living things in an area.
  8. 12. A symbiotic relationship where both individuals benefit.