Puzzle #1 Crossword

a living organism that shapes its environment
a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife
a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area
a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring
an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem
The binomial name assigned to a species of an organism
a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
- an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native
a species that originated and developed in its surrounding habitat and has adapted to living in that particular environment
species that originated somewhere other than its current location
the production by an organism of substances inhibitory or harmful to other organisms
type of ecological succession (the evolution of a biological community's ecological structure) in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat
occurs when the severity of disturbance is insufficient to remove all the existing vegetation and soil from a site
A plant community that is dominated by trees representing the last stage of natural succession for that specific locality and environmentally
the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire
An approach to maintaining or restoring the composition, structure, function, and delivery of services of natural and modified ecosystems
the care and protection of resources so that they can persist for future generations
protects the environment from harmful human activities
An organism that preys upon other organisms.
the animals eaten by other animals
represents feeding relationships within a community
describes who eats whom in the wild
an ecological relationship between two species that live in close proximity to each other
a composite organism that emerges from algae or cyanobacteria living among the filaments
a symbiosis in which one organism, the parasite, causes harm to another, the host
an intraspecific relationship in which one species obtains benefits such as food, shelter, or locomotion from another species
an interaction between individuals of different species that results in positive (beneficial) effects on per capita reproduction and/or survival of the interacting populations
an organism that makes its own food
any organism that can't make its own food