Biology vocabulary Crossword

1) Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
2) part of earth in which life exist including land water and air or atmosphere
3) all the organisms that live in the place together with their nonliving environment
4) A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
5) assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
6) a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
7) any living part of environment in which an organism might interact
8)physical or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem
9) organisms that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemical and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; aka producer
10) organisms that make their own food aka autotrophs
11) process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert Carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy rich carbs such as sugar and starches
12) organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environment
13) organisms that obtain food by consuming other living things a.k.a. consumers
14) organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply aka heterotrophs
15) organisms that obtain energy by eating other plants
16) Organisms that obtains energy by eating animals
17) organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
18) organism that feeds on plants and animal remains and other dead matter
19) Organism that breaks down and obtain energy from dead organic matter