Unit 1: Interactions Within Ecosystems Crossword

An area where living things interact with each other and with non-living things
All the living things that make up an ecosystem are called _______________ parts of an ecosystem.
All the non-living things in an ecosystem are called ______________ parts of an ecosystem.
Organisms that make their own food
Organisms that do not make their own food, but get their energy from eating plants or other animals
Type of consumer that only eats plants
Type of consumer that only eats other consumers (meat)
A type of consumer that eats both plants and animals
A type of consumer that feeds off the dead remains that other consumers have killed for food.
Organisms that break down the dead remains or wastes of dead animals and plants, releasing them into the environment.
A type of relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.
A type of relationship in which both organisms benefit from one another
A relationship in which one organism feeds off another causing harm to the other organism
A relationship in which an organism hunts and kills another organism for food.
Competition among members of the same species or organisms
Competition between members of different species
A group of organisms of the same species living in an area at a particular time is called a _______________________
A group of different organisms living in an area is called a ________________________
A flowchart using arrows to show how living things are connected to each other by the food they eat.
A complex link of many food chains is called a ____________________
The chemical process carried out in the stems and leaves of green plants is called ______________________
A chemical process that occurs in cells that releases carbon dioxide into the environment