Ecology Crossword

The process in which water is returned to Earth.
an individual in the environment.
Two organisms competing for the same resource.
An organism that eats both plants and living organisms.
The portion of biology that looks at the relationships between organisms and their environments.
eats only plants.
eats only living organisms.
The process that returns water to the aquifer.
Organisms such as vultures that eat organisms that have died.
an area of biotic and abitotic factors is known as a
organisms that breakdown dead and decaying matter are known as
The role a species plays in its environment.
When one species benefits but the other is neither harmed not benefited.
When one species benefits but the other perishes.
The area on Earth that includes all levels of organization.
the living factors in the environment.
the non-living factors in an environment.
plants make their own food through this process.
organisms that make their own food are known as
a collection of plants and animals that live together.
a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time.
the natural home of a plant or animal.
both organisms benefit from the relationship
a model representing the many interconnected food chains and pathways in which energy flows through a group of organisms.
plant release excess water into the atmosphere through this process.
water moves from lakes, oceans, and rivers into the atmosphere through this process.