Ecology Vocabulary Crossword

community of organisms interacting with one another
all individuals of one species living in the same area
nonliving thing influencing the ecosystem
living thing influencing the ecosystem
a needed item for survival in an ecosystem
the place an organism lives and interacts
organism that makes its own food
organism that must get food energy from other sources
organism that breaks down once living material
organisms working together toward the same purpose
organisms that fight for a resource
hunts and kills other organisms for a source of food
an organism that is hunted for food
symbiotic relationship when one organism benefits and the other is harmed
symbiotic relationship when one organism benefits and the other is not harmed
symbiotic relationship when both organisms benefit
interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem
the original source of energy for all life
the organism that is fed on or harmed by a parasite
any single living thing
a group of individuals that breed and reproduce fertile offspring
A wide variety of plant and animal species in an environment
seriously at risk of extinction
The process, carried out by producers that is the foundation of almost all food webs