Energy in Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• parasite : the species that benefits from a relationship that harms the other species
• commensalism : symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits but the other species is not harmed or helped
• organism : a living thing
• prey : an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator
• producer : an organism in a food chain that is able to make its own food through the process of photosynthesis
• parasitism : symbiotic relationship that benefits one species and harms the other
• consumer : organisms that gets energy by eating another organisms
• population : all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
• host : the species that suffers from a relationship that benefits the other species
• matter : anything that has mass and takes up space
• food chain : a way of showing how energy moves in a community
• ecosystem : all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other
• energy pyramid : a graphical model of energy flow in a community.
• symbiotic : _ relationship is a close long-term relationship between two species that usually involves the exchange of food for energy
• food web : multiple food chains within a community
• mutualism : symbiotic relationship in which both parties benefit
• predator : an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive