Chapter 1 Key Terms Crossword

Non living; refers to non living things in the environment, such as water, soil, or air.
A large region on Earth that contains particular types of plant life, and has about the same temperature and amount of precipitation throughout.
An animal that eats other animals, examples include, wolves and hawks.
An organism that breaks down dead or waste materials, such as rotting wood, dead animals, or animal waste.
The place in which an organism lives.
An animal that only wants plants.
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Both the location in which organism lives, and the role it plays within its ecosystem.
The study of the interactions among organisms, as well as the interactions between organisms and their environment.
The organism that a parasite lives and feeds on.
An organism that eats decaying plant or animal matter.
A square that marks off a specific area of study.
The average weather pattern of a region over long period of time.
The group of organisms of the same species, living together in one ecosystem
A group of organisms that can successfully mate with each other and reproduce