Across
- 3. A group of organisms of the same species that inhabit the same geographical region at the same time.
- 4. Individuals that can breed with each other and can produce fertile, viable offspring.
- 7. The physical environment in which an organism lives.
- 9. A narrow belt around the Earth, which contains all the Earth’s living organisms, extending from the bottom of the oceans into the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
- 10. The study of the relationships/interactions between organisms and living and non-living components of the environment.
- 11. A naturally occurring group of organisms living together in an ecosystem which is composed of populations and their interactions.
- 12. An area that shares average yearly climate determined by the temperature and precipitation in the region.
Down
- 1. Physical factors which are the influences of the non-living parts of the ecosystem.
- 2. Living components of an environment or their influences resulting from their activities affecting other organisms.
- 5. The role of an organism in its environment including the habitat, activity and resources it gains from that habitat.
- 6. For each abiotic factor, an organism has a range of tolerances within which it can survive.”
- 8. Encompasses the community and their interactions with each other and their physical environment.