Ecology Review Part 1 Crossword

Organisms that have a large effect on the environment.
Produces carbohydrates using chemicals from the environment
Water temperature, pH, climate, soil type
Number of species in an area
Consumer
Producer
Basis for all food chains and food webs
"Feeding" step in a food web
Small grid that helps scientists count organisms in a large area
Bird that spikes its prey - usually a fish
Study of how organisms interact with their environment
Fungus causing large numbers of amphibian deaths
A major region or global community of organisms
Groups of living things interacting in a region
Living organisms dealing with abiotic factors in their environments
Salt Water
Controlled indoor environment for study
Observing organisms in their natural environment
Fish that returns to the river it was hatched in for egg-laying and death
Organisms that eat meat
Organisms that eat only plants
Organisms that eat plants and meat
Organisms that consume broken down organic materials
Organisms that eat only one food
Organisms that eat many types of foods