Ecology Vocabulary Crossword

An animal that feeds on primary consumers
The components of an ecosystem that are NOT living
An organism that obtains nutrients from the decay of another organism
An animal that kills and eats its prey
Organism at the very beginning of a food chain
Group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities (Ex: Tundra, desert, tropical rain forest)
An animal that eats autotrophs
All the members of one species in a given area
All of the interacting populations in a given area
The components of an ecosystem that are living
The study of interactions among organisms and their environment
An organism that can make its own food
An animal that eats both plants and animals
An animal that feeds only on plants
All of the members of a community plus the physical environment where they live
The portion of the Earth where living things exist
An animal that eats only meat