Vocab Part B - 5 - Crossword Labs

5. , the ability of an organism to survive when subjected to abiotic factors or biotic factors
10. , the division of resources to avoid interspecific competition for limited resources in an ecosystem.
12. , Used to describe cases where two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution
13. , a relationship in which both species are mutually benefited
14. , describes the role an organism plays in a community.
15. , an organism that mostly feeds on plants.
17. , the consumption of plant material by animals
18. , a biological process by which organisms convert chemical energy into the carbohydrates and glucose the organism needs for food
19. , any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source

1. , a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey
2. , organisms, such as plants and phytoplankton, that can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
3. , the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.
4. , a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter
6. , a relationship or interaction between two different organisms that share similar habitat
7. , an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy.
8. , an organism that eats dead or decaying plants or animals as food
9. , a relationship between the two living species in which one organism is benefitted at the expense of the other
11. , an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
12. , the process by which cells derive energy from glucose
16. , an organism that eats plants and animals