ECOLOGY CROSSWORD

the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment
an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms
an environmental factor that is not associated with the activities of living organisms
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
a community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving environment
the place where an organism usually lives
the role of a species in its community, including use of its habitat and its relationships with other species
an organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings
an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
an organism that eats only plants
an organism that eats animals
an organism that eats both plants and animals
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
an organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism
an organism that is killed an eaten by another organism
a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
a relationship in which two species both benefit
a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed
ecological relationship in which two or more organisms depend on the same limited resource
an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture
an environmental factor that prevents an organism or population from reaching its full potential of size or activity
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled living thing
variety of living things in an ecosystem
area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs
the process of water moving through soil and rocks
the process of water soaking into soils and rocks from above and moving downward