ECOLOGY Crossword

several communities of organisms living in an area with similar environmental conditions
organisms that change their internal conditions with the external environment
several populations of organisms living together in an area
Feed only on plants
Living part of a habitat
photosynthesis and cellular respiration make up this cycle
broadest level of organization including all life on Earth
the study of the interactions between organisms and the living and nonliving parts of the environment
examples of decomposers
includes precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration
process where certain bacteria change nitrogen gas into nitrates in the soil
feed on both plants and animals
single pathway of feeding relationships
feed only on other animals
autotrophs that capture sunlight and use it to make organic molecules
interconnected food chains in a community
place where a plant or animal lives
an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material. Many scavengers are a type of carnivore, which is an organism that eats meat.
the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 per cent of animal species and about thirty different phyla.
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
he action or process of adapting or being adapted.
an organism that is not native to the place or area where it is considered introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately transported to the new location by human activity.