Across
- 2. cycle the complex pathway that nitrogen follows in an ecosystem
- 4. Macromolecules include proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and __________.
- 8. when animals leave their habitat because of the heat
- 9. mimicry the type of mimicry where a harmless species looks like a dangerous species
- 10. primary productivity the rate at which producers in an ecosystem capture the energy of sunlight by producing organic materials
- 11. short term adaptation
- 13. an important abiotic factor for the sea giant kelp’s survival
- 17. this occurs when anaerobic bacteria break down nitrates and release nitrogen gas into the atmosphere
- 19. What species did Guase study
- 23. detrivores that cause decay by breaking down complex molecules into simple molecules
- 25. NH4+
- 27. animals that eat producers
- 28. compounds Chemical defenses, that are often byproducts of a plants’ metabolism
- 29. organism that holds in a pathogen without getting harmed
Down
- 1. a disease causing organism
- 3. the cycle of a disease
- 5. cycle the movement of water between various reservoirs
- 6. competition a type of interaction in which two or more species use the same limited resource
- 7. Shell-less snails
- 12. when plants lose gaseous water through evaporation
- 14. the organic material that has been produced in an ecosystem
- 15. The giant kelp’s generic name
- 16. string like worms
- 18. leeches, tics, fleas, and lice are examples of this kind of parasite
- 20. The type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit
- 21. the amount of types of Symbiosis
- 22. the term autotrophs are called this because they capture energy and use it to make organic molecules
- 24. Chain a single pathway of feeding relationships
- 26. level the term that indicates an organism’s position in a sequence of energy transfers
