Ecology Vocabulary Review Crossword

A nonliving part of an organisms's habitat
the total number of different species on Earth, including those on land, in the water and in the air
a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
a living or once living part of an organism's habitat
a consumer that obtains energy by eating only animals
the larget population that a particular environment can support
a type of symbiosis between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed.
all the different populations the live together in a particular area
the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the came limited resources in the same place at the same time.
an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
an orgnaims that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organism and returns raw materials to the soil and water
the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment
movement of individuals out of a populations area
a species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
the disappearance of all members of a species from earth
a series of events in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and by being eaten
the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains amount the various organisms in an ecosystem
an environment that provides the things a specific organisms needs to live, grow and reproduce
a consumer that obtains energy by eating only plants
movement of individuals into a population's area
a type of symbiosis in which both species benefit from living together
a type of symbiosis in which one organism live with, on, or in a host and harms it
the organism that does the killing in a predation interaction