Ecosystem & Environment Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ecology: study of how organisms interact with their environment
• community: consists of all the organisms that live in a given area
• population: group of a single species that live in a specific area
• producers: species that make organic molecules using inorganic molecules and energy
• biomass: total amount of organic matter in an ecosystem
• mutualism: relationship benefits both species involved
• ecosystem: consists of all organisms and abiotic features of the environment
• commensalism: one species benefits, the other is unaffected
• abiotic: nonliving features
• tertiary: consumers who are apex predators
• biodiversity: describes the number and variety of species found in a community
• biome: geographical region defined by its climate, plants, and animals
• niche: total set of biotic and abiotic resources within a community
• biogeochemical: cycle that describes the movement of substances between biotic and abiotic worlds