Intro to ecology/Ian

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Across
  1. 2. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
  2. 5. the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.
  3. 7. a diagram that shows the transfer of energy through multiple different organisms in an area
  4. 10. an interacting group of various species in a common location.
  5. 11. an organism that mostly eats meat
  6. 12. A form of nourishing substance that is consumed
  7. 14. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
  8. 15. organisms that make their own food
  9. 19. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  10. 20. Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
  11. 22. an organism that mostly feeds on plants
  12. 23. the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time
  13. 24. structures in nature, frequently identified by part-whole relationships
Down
  1. 1. a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another in nature and produce fertile offspring.
  2. 3. the order of events in an ecosystem, where one living organism eats another organism, and later that organism is consumed by another larger organism
  3. 4. any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source
  4. 6. each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy
  5. 8. the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria
  6. 9. a graphical representation of the relationship between the different living organisms at different trophic levels
  7. 13. an animal that feeds on dead organims
  8. 16. a large environment generally characterized by various abiotic factors
  9. 17. organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals, typically in the absence of sunlight.
  10. 18. is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
  11. 20. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
  12. 21. an organism that eats both meat and plants