Terrestrial Ecology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• population : all of the individuals of one species living at one location at one time
• biome : large swath or region defined by shared climate and distance from equator
• trophic cascade : phenomenon where the addition or subtraction of one organism, often the keystone species, has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystem
• plants : autotrophic producers
• symbiosis : umbrella inter-species interaction that includes mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism
• adaptation : a physical trait or behavior that improves survivability in an environment
• autotroph : photosynthetic organism
• keystone : species that plays a central and integral link in a food web between trophic levels
• detritivore : an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
• producer : base of the ecosystem. fizescarbon
• heterotrophs : can not produce their own food
• trophic level : in a food web or food chain, the stairstep of organisms that eat the same type of foods
• chemotroph : synthesize their food from inorganic sources such as the sulfur at deep sea vents
• biosphere : spaceship earth
• ecosystem : biotic + abiotic in one location
• volcanism : source of chemosynthetic life
• decomposer : an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that recycles organic material.
• micro climate : small changes in light, moisture and temperature that create niches
• limiting factor : abiotic aspect such as temperature, thats' variance determines the survival of an organism
• community : all of the organisms, biota, living on one vicinity
• niche : a component of an ecosystem inhabited by one species. includes habitat, food, and behavior
• scavenger : an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.