Interdependence in Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 4. rate at which producers in an ecosystem capture energy of sunlight
  2. 6. close, and often long-term, interaction between two species
  3. 8. rate at which biomass accumulates
  4. 9. All interacting organisms living in an area (the living part of an ecosystem)
  5. 11. different organisms within an ecosystem rely on each other for survival
  6. 13. use energy to control their internal conditions (maintain homeostasis)
  7. 14. a variable or factor that constrains the growth of a population or system
  8. 16. One individual in a population
  9. 17. A specific role, or way of life, of a species within its environment
  10. 18. All the members of a species that live in an area
Down
  1. 1. variety of life on Earth
  2. 2. contains all the living organisms on Earth
  3. 3. includes all of the organisms and the nonliving environment found in a particular place
  4. 5. NOT influenced or affected by the size of a population
  5. 7. number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support
  6. 10. influenced or affected by the size of the population
  7. 12. do not regulate their internal conditions, they change with the environment
  8. 15. actions to help ensure the survival of their species