lesson 4 " community stability" Crossword

consume non-living matter
total amount of living tissue
toxic organism, native to central and south america
species with wide spread impact on a community
non-native organism that spreads widely in a community
visual map of feeding relationships and energy flow
fungi/bacteria that breaks down non-living matter
when a disturbance is so severe that no soil remains
organisms that rely on other organisms for energy
animals that eat plants and animals
predictable series of changes over time
species that colonize the newly exposed land first
a linear series of feeding relationships
invasive plants
begins with fire, dramatic alterson existing community
kill and eat other animals
primary producers use energy stored in bonds of hydrogen sulfide to convert carbon dioxide & water into sugars
plant eaters
process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars
its rank in a feeding hierarchy