Across
- 2. occurs when the carrying capacity of the environment suddenly drops
- 4. is found in wet mud
- 6. the maximum number of individuals of one species that the environment can support
- 7. occurs when individuals leave a population
- 9. a part of the environment that keeps a population's size at a level below its full potential
- 10. true or false: killer whales hunt in groups
- 13. nonliving parts of an environment
- 14. true or false: the carrying capacity can change when the environment changes
- 15. true or false: competition increases in the winter
Down
- 1. when 2 or more individuals try to use the same limited resources
- 3. occurs when individuals join a population
- 4. is an interaction between living things
- 5. take in oxygen and water through their skin
- 8. populations ______ as individuals are born
- 11. populations ______ as individuals die
- 12. is a group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time