Populations and Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• biodiversity : the variety of species in earth's ecosystems
• indirect effect : the result of a cause leading to a change or multiple changes
• invasive species : a species introduced to a new ecosystem by chance or accident that changes that ecosystem`
• mutualism : both organisms are benefited equally
• parasitism : one organism is harmed while the other is benefited
• sample : small part of something that shows what the whole is like
• resource population : a population that is eaten by another population
• stability : when something mostly stays the same over a period of time
• competition : the interaction between two organisms that require the same resource
• commensalism : one organism is benefited and the other doesn't care
• reproduction : the process of creating offspring
• change : when something becomes different over time
• consumer population : a population that must obtain nutrients and energy from eating another population
• predation : one organism is killed while the other is benefited
• population : a group of organisms of the same species living in an ecosystem
• energy : the ability to move, create things, or change
• ecosystem : a community of organisms in an environment