Across
- 1. group of different organisms
- 7. plants belong to this group
- 10. some fungi, like the witches' broom fungus, can cause abnormal growths on trees, which drain the plant's energy and nutrients
- 13. each step in an ecological pyramid
- 14. species that contain the balance of an ecosystem
- 15. one energy route in an ecosystem
- 16. better representation of feeding routes in an ecosystem
- 19. the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms
- 21. eats both plants and animals
- 23. community, abiotic factors, plus climate
- 24. for something to be alive, it needs to have ALL ___ characteristics
- 26. rule that states organisms use energy at each level and only pass on 10% to the next organism
- 28. biome that is typically the coldest
Down
- 2. pistol shrimp create burrows that offer shelter to gobies, which in turn warn the shrimp of danger
- 3. biome where plants need to retain the least amount of water
- 4. part of the ocean where you would not expect any plants to exist
- 5. the "eco-" in biology means
- 6. does not hunt or kill (eats carcasses)
- 8. group of organisms that are the same
- 9. creates its own food
- 11. the non-living components of an ecosystem, which include physical and chemical elements like sunlight, water, soil, temperature, air, and minerals
- 12. all parts of the earth where life exists
- 17. biome where animals that are underground during the day live
- 18. orchids grow on tree branches for access to sunlight, which is necessary for their photosynthesis, while the tree is neither harmed nor benefited by the orchid's presence
- 20. the "bio-" in biology means
- 22. biotic plus abiotic factors
- 25. one fish
- 27. averages of temperature, precipitation, etc.