Symbiotic Relationships Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• abiotic: the non-living parts of an ecosystem like sunlight and water.
• producer: an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis.
• habitat: the natural home or environment of an organism.
• symbiosis: a close and long-term biological interaction between two different species.
• ecosystem: a community of living organisms and their environment.
• biotic: the living parts of an ecosystem.
• niche: an organism’s role in its environment.
• parasitisim: a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
• commensalism: a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
• foodweb: a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
• energy flow: the transfer of energy through a food chain.
• decomposer: an organism that breaks down dead material for energy.
• mutualism: a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.
• consumer: an organism that eats other organisms.
• competition: occurs when organisms vie for the same resource.
• predation: an interaction where one organism hunts and eats another.
• herbivore: organisms that only eat plants and vegetation.
• omnivore: organisms that can eat other creatures, as well as plants and vegetation.
• host: an organism that un-willingly provides food and shelter for an organism(s) within itself.
• parasite: an organism that takes shelter within another organism and depends on it for sustenance.