Across
- 3. an organism’s role in its habitat
- 6. the amount of living matter in an area such as a habitat
- 8. a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
- 9. occurs when two or more organisms or populations try to use the same resource (i.e., food, water, space, etc.)
- 10. a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
- 11. the living factors in an environment
- 13. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
- 14. the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
- 16. a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate and produce fertile offspring
- 18. a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed
- 20. a relationship between two species in which both species benefit ·
Down
- 1. an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
- 2. the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment
- 4. something such as food, water, or space that limits the size of a population
- 5. a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
- 6. the part of Earth where life exists
- 7. a close, long-term association between two or more species
- 12. all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
- 15. the nonliving part of the environment including water, rocks, light, and temperature
- 17. an organism that kills and eats another for food
- 19. the place where a plant or animal lives and grows
