Biology Ecology Crossword Puzzle

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  • population : group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
  • decomposers : bacteria and fungi that break down materials
  • bioticfactor : any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
  • ecological pyramid : illustration of the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level of a food web or food chain
  • herbivore : organism that only eats plants
  • heterotroph : organisms that cannot directly harness energy from the sun. these organisms have to ingest energy.
  • biome : a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms
  • trophic level : each step in a food chain or food web
  • nitrogen fixation : process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that plants can use
  • biomass : total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
  • denitrification : process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas
  • phytoplankton : floating algae that go thru photosynthesis
  • carnivore : organisms that kill and eat other organisms
  • autotroph : organism that captures energy from sunlight and converts it into forms of energy the organism can use
  • ecology : the study of organisms and how they interact with each other and their environment
  • abiotic factor : physical or nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem
  • food web : network of complex interactions formed by feeding relationships
  • community : assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
  • biosphere : area of the earth that consists of all living things
  • food chain : series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
  • omnivore : organism that eats both plants and animals