Ecology Crossword

the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
functional role that it plays within an ecosystem.
two species competing for the same limiting resource
a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend
ecological interaction between two or more species
the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.
an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
interacting group of various species in a desert, forest, grassland, marine environment
the orderly and predictable series of events
first to colonize an ecosystem previously disturbed or damaged.
process started by an event
The act of leaving a habitat or place with the intent of moving to a different habitat or place
leaving of a place of residence or habitat with the intent of living in another place.
growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.
growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity.
number of a species that an environment can sustain, considering the limiting factors at play
o any of the factors (variables) in an environment capable of limiting a process, such as growth, abundance, or distribution of a population of organisms in an ecosystem.
like food, shelter, or other limited resources.
any influences on a population ’s birth or death rates
process that describes how the structure of a biological community
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.