Chapter 4 and 5 Vocabulary Crossword

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms
describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature
a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed
a group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
the place where an organism usually lives
the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution
a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time
an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a population's ability to survive
the selective breeding of organisms (by humans) for specific desirable characteristics
in biology, the ability of an organism to tolerate a chemical or disease-causing agent
prokaryotes (most of which are known to live in extreme environments) that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their genetics and in the makeup of their cell wall
extremely small, single-celled organisms that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division
an organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll, an example is a mushroom
a woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit
a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
an animal that does not have a backbone
an animal that has a backbone
the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen
an organism that can make organic molecules from inorganic molecules; a photosynthetic or chemosynthetic autotroph that serves as the basic food source in an ecosystem
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter instead of producing its own nutrients or obtaining nutrients from inorganic sources
an organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms; examples include bacteria and fungi
the process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates; atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
one of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid; examples include producers and primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers
the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back