Ecology Crossword Puzzle

the study of how organisms interact with one another and with the environment
an environmental factor that is associated with living organisms
a nonliving part of the environment
includes organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place at the same time
a community of organisms and their nonliving environment
made up of all the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
a large region characterized by a certain climate and communities of species that are grouped together
the place where an organism usually lives and is part of an organism's niche
the abiotic conditions under which individuals can survive and the role they play in the ecosystem
uses sunlight energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make food glucose (sugar), also called an autotroph
an organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms
organism that eats a producer
organism that eats a primary consumer
animal that eats other animals such as a badger or wolf
consumer that eats only plants, such as a grasshopper or bison
eats both plants and animals
diagram showing the path of energy transfer from producers to consumers
diagram showing the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem