Ecology Vocabulary Practice Crossword

An organism that makes its own food
An organism that eats both herbivores and carnivores
An environmental condition that limits the growth of an organism
The percent of energy that is transferred to the next level in an energy pyramid
A series of steps that shows which organisms eat which in an environment
Non-living factors in an environment
Group of similar organisms who can produce fertile offspring
A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
An organism's role in its environment
Community of plants and animals in a region with a similar climate
Living factors in an environment
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits, but the other is harmed
Where an organism lives
Different populations of different species living together at the same place and time
Organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited
All the living and non-living factors that interact in an area
All the plants in a specific area
All the animals in a specific area
The position an organism occupies in a food chain
Organism, like bacteria, that obtains its energy from organic waste and releases nutrients back into the environment
Interconnected food chains in an ecosystem
Area of the Earth where life occurs; including air, land, and water
Type of competition that is between members of the same species for limited resources
Type of competition between members of different species for a limited resource
The number of individuals per unit area
How quickly or slowly a population changes
How old or young a population is
A type of population growth that increases rapidly as a result of unlimited resources
A type of population growth that eventually flattens out due to resources being limited/predation
The study of human population growth
The level that population growth reaches where its slows or stops because of limited resources/predation
Type of succession that occurs where there is no soil
Type of succession that occurs after a pioneer species has colonized the land and created soil
A limiting factor that depends on population size
A limiting factor that affects a population, regardless of its size