Ecology Cross Word

Study of interactions that take place among organisms and their environment
Living things within an ecosystem
One of any living thing
Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival
Chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next
Eat producers
Any close relationship between species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
Largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time
Non-living parts of an ecosystem
All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment
Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems.
In an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger
Anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators and drought
Shows the direction in which energy flows in an ecosystem
Each layer on the energy pyramid
The transfer of energy from one organism to another through food webs
Organism that makes its own food; autotroph
Organism that cannot make its own food; heterotroph
Consume wastes and dead organisms
Complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationships
An animal that is hunted and caught for food.
Eats meat or animal tissue
Eats both plants and animals