Ecological Concepts and Principles Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• niche : the specific role and position a species has within its environment.
• omnivores : animals that eat both plants and animals.
• symbiosis : a close and often long-term interaction between two different biological species.
• mutualism : a relationship where both organisms benefit.
• habitat : the natural home or environment of an organism.
• symbiotic relationships : close, long-term interactions between two different species.
• food web : a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
• detritivores : organisms that feed on dead organic material.
• competition : when two or more organisms vie for the same limited resources.
• prey : an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
• biodiversity : the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.
• trophic level : the position an organism occupies in a food chain.
• commensalism : a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
• parasitism : a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
• predator : an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
• decomposers : organisms that break down dead organic matter.
• herbivores : animals that primarily eat plants.
• autotrophs : organisms that produce their own food, usually from sunlight.
• consumers : organisms that feed on other organisms for energy.
• producers : organisms that create their own food; typically plants.
• carnivores : animals that primarily eat other animals.
• biomass : the total mass of living organisms in a given area or ecosystem.
• heterotrophs : organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
• food chain : a linear sequence showing how energy is transferred from one living organism to another.