Chapter 18 vocab Crossword

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
an organism which is part of the first level of a food chain
an animal that feeds on dead organic material
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain
a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores
a graphical model of energy flow in a community
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
an animal that feeds on flesh
an interacting group of various species in a common location
compares the biomass of different trophic levels within an ecosystem
organisms that eat primary consumers
an organism that decomposes organic material
a nonliving condition or thing
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
The function or position of a species within an ecological community
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism