Across
- 7. when different populations of plants and animals live together and interact within the same environment, they make up an
- 8. a series of organisms through which energy and nutrients are transferred, beginning with a producer
- 11. another word for biological balance. It has same meaning with biological balance
- 12. a community of organisms interacting with one another and with its non-living environment
- 16. having a huge appetite
- 17. the interrelationships among organisms, including the structure of food webs and the ability of ecological systems to sustain themselves over time
- 20. allows us to compare the number of organisms present in each trophic level at a particular time
Down
- 1. The various processes by which carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide, is removed from and released into the environment make up the
- 2. allows us to compare the mass of organisms present in each trophic level at a particular time
- 3. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
- 4. is made up of all the populations of different species living and interacting with one another in a habitat
- 5. a group of organisms of the same species that live together in a habitat
- 6. the place where an organism lives
- 9. the position of an organism in the food chain
- 10. a graphical representation showing the relationship between different organisms in an ecosystem
- 13. consists of processes by which nitrogen is constantly removed from the soil and is eventually returned to it in the form of nitrates
- 14. allows us to compare the total energy in each trophic level of a food chain over a certain period of time
- 15. consists of a network of interconnected food chains
- 18. are organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms, faeces and excretory products
- 19. are organisms that are not able to make their own food
