Populations & Energy Flow Crossword Puzzle
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- densitydependent:factors such as food, water and shelter that can affect a population based on the size of
- the population
- density:the population _ is the number of individuals in a given area
- carryingcapacity:the largest population which can be supported long-term
- logistic:a population model in which exponential growth is limited by its carrying capacity
- population:members of one species grouped in one place at one time
- growthrate:change in population's number divided by change in time
- indpendent: density _ factors, such as weather and climate, affect population regardless of size
- exponential:steady growth that when graphed represents a j-shaped curve
- decomposers:these organisms, like mushrooms, cause decay by breaking down materials into raw elements.
- trophic: an assigned level found in a food chain energy pyramid
- autotrophs:organisms capable of producing their own food using the sunlight
- ten:only _ percent of energy is passed on from one organism to another throughout the trophic levels
- abiotic:physical factors that can affect the ecosystem (i.e, weather and climate)
- species: individuals that can breed with one another
- population:species that live together in the same place at the same time
- heterotrophs: organisms that rely on other organisms in order to obtain their energy
- biotic:living factors found within an ecosystem