Vocabulary Study Guide

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Across
  1. 4. The role or position of an organism within its environment, including its interactions with other species and its use of resources.
  2. 6. chain: A linear sequence of organisms in which each organism is the source of food for the next organism.
  3. 9. A close and long-term interaction between different species in an ecosystem, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral.
  4. 11. An organism that hunts, kills, and feeds on other organisms (prey).
  5. 12. A community of living organisms (biotic) interacting with their physical environment (abiotic).
  6. 13. An organism that is hunted, killed, and consumed by a predator.
Down
  1. 1. The act of one organism (predator) hunting, killing, and feeding on another organism (prey).
  2. 2. The specific place or type of environment in which an organism lives and obtains its resources.
  3. 3. The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives.
  4. 5. The zone on Earth where life exists, including the land, water, and atmosphere.
  5. 7. resource: Materials or substances that are found in nature and used by living organisms, such as water, air, minerals, and forests.
  6. 8. Refers to non-living factors in an ecosystem, such as sunlight, temperature, water, and soil composition.
  7. 10. Refers to living factors in an ecosystem, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms.