SCIENCE TERMS EXTRA CREDIT 3/14/25

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Across
  1. 3. all the members of one species living in the same area
  2. 5. a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
  3. 8. a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring
  4. 10. a type of symbiosis in which both species benefit
  5. 11. a consumer that obtains energy by eating only plants
  6. 13. the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resources in the same place at the same time
  7. 14. an organism that can make its own food
  8. 16. the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive
  9. 21. illegal killing or removal or wildlife from their natural habitats
  10. 22. the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area
  11. 24. the largest population that a particular environment can support
  12. 29. a nonliving part of an organism's habitat
  13. 30. a living or once living part of an organism's habitat
  14. 31. all ther different populations that live together in a particular area
  15. 32. an organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms
Down
  1. 1. an organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host
  2. 2. the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment
  3. 4. the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among various organisms in an ecosystem
  4. 6. anything in the environment that you need to live
  5. 7. a consumer that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
  6. 9. the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environmnet
  7. 12. the disappearance of all members of a species from earth
  8. 15. a living thing
  9. 17. a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not harmed
  10. 18. an organism that a parasite lives with, in or on
  11. 19. the first species to populate an area during succession
  12. 20. a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
  13. 22. a consumer that obtains energy by eating only animals
  14. 23. an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
  15. 25. an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
  16. 26. any relationship in which two species live closely together and at least one species benefits
  17. 27. a series of events in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and by being eaten
  18. 28. an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms