This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
an interacting group of various species in a common location
made up of plants, animals, microorganisms, soil, rocks, minerals, water sources and the local atmosphere interacting with one another
An individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis
A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time
the organism that is attacked
an organism that is hunting
a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it
any living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment
lace where an organism or a biological population normally lives or occurs.
refers to the way in which an organism fits into an ecological community or ecosystem.
a class of relationships between two organisms where one organism benefits from the other without affecting it.
is a non-mutual relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
the way two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other.
refers to a close and prolonged interaction between organisms of different species