Population & Communities Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• population : a group of the same species living in the same area
• community : all of the populations in a given area
• mutualism : interaction where both species benefit
• parasitism : interaction where one species benefits and the other is harmed
• predation : interaction where one species captures and kills another for energy
• commensalism : interaction where one species benefits and the other is unaffected
• niche : the role an organism plays in its environment
• habitat : the natural environment of a species
• exponential : _ growth occurs when nothing is limiting the population's growth
• carryingcapacity : the maximum number of individuals an environment can support
• clumped : type of dispersion seen with herding animals
• uniformed : type of dispersion seen when individuals are equally spread out
• interspecific : type of competition that occurs between members of different species
• intraspecific : type of competition that occurs between members of the same species
• competition : type of interaction that occurs when individuals go after the same resource
• primary : type of succession that begins on bare rock
• secondary : type of succession that begins after a fire destroys an ecological community
• pioneering : lichens are an example of a _ species
• climax : type of community that has all available niches filled
• dependent : type of limiting factors that affect large populations more than smaller ones are called density _
• independent : a flood is an example of a density _ factor