Dynamic Populations Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• food web : a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected
• limiting factor : a factor that can limit the growth of a population
• native populations : a species whose presence in a region is only the result of natural processes.
• nesting sites : the location where birds or reptiles lay their eggs.
• food chain : a pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
• parasitism : a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed.
• niche : the unique position occupied by a particular species in terms of the area it inhabits and the function it performs within the community.
• habitat : the place within an ecosystem where an organism lives herbivore: an animal that obtains nutrients only from plants. host: a living animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives
• mutualism : a type of symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
• local ecosystem : all the living organisms that live in a specific area and the nonliving features of their environment.