Puzzle 24: Ecology and Environment

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Across
  1. 2. – Network of feeding relationships.
  2. 5. – Individuals of the same species.
  3. 6. – Community of organisms and their environment.
  4. 8. – Eats other organisms.
  5. 9. – Harmful environmental substances.
  6. 10. – Nutrient circulation in nature.
  7. 12. – Large ecological region.
  8. 14. – Component of DNA and bones.
  9. 18. – Trait improving survival.
  10. 22. – Struggle for resources.
  11. 23. – Group capable of reproducing.
  12. 24. – Element in proteins and DNA.
  13. 25. – Breaks down dead matter.
  14. 26. – Role of a species.
Down
  1. 1. – Makes its own food.
  2. 3. – Interacting species in an area.
  3. 4. – Species disappears forever.
  4. 7. – Close species interaction.
  5. 9. – Eaten by predators.
  6. 11. – Protecting nature.
  7. 13. – Linear feeding relationship.
  8. 15. – Lives on or in a host.
  9. 16. – Variety of species.
  10. 17. – Flows through an ecosystem.
  11. 19. – Long-term weather pattern.
  12. 20. – Hunts other animals.
  13. 21. – Essential for life.
  14. 22. – Found in all life forms.
  15. 23. – Continuing life.
  16. 27. – Natural home of an organism.