Across
- 3. A mode of nutrition where organisms rely on consuming other organisms or organic matter for energy.
- 4. Animals that feed primarily on other animals, often acting as predators.
- 9. An association where one species benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped.
- 10. A mode of feeding where an organism feeds on dead and decaying organic matter.
- 11. A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the association.
- 12. The organism that is harmed in a parasitic relationship.
Down
- 1. A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another (the ,host) which is harmed.
- 2. A parasite, such as a tick or flea, that lives outside the body of its host.
- 5. A major type of nutrition where organisms can manufacture their own food.
- 6. A type of nutrition involving the ingestion of complex food, digestion, absorption, and assimilation.
- 7. An organism, like a human or a bear, that feeds on both plant and animal sources.
- 8. Root-like structures used by mushrooms to release enzymes and absorb nutrients from substrates like logs.
