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Ecology Blast

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2.	organism that obtains energy by eating animals
3.	are non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms
5.	series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
6.	largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
8.	group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
10.	any living component that affects another organism
11.	group of different populations that live together in a defined area

12.	a graphical model of energy flow in a community.
13.	complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
15.	organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes
17.	organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
19.	scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
20.	producer; organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food

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1.	factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease
4.	organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead matter
7.	an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
9.	an animal that naturally preys on others.

10.	part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
14.	the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere
16.	organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
18.	total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level

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Ecology Blast

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Across:

2.	organism that obtains energy by eating animals
3.	are non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms
5.	series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
6.	largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
8.	group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
10.	any living component that affects another organism
11.	group of different populations that live together in a defined area

12.	a graphical model of energy flow in a community.
13.	complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
15.	organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes
17.	organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
19.	scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
20.	producer; organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food

Down:

1.	factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease
4.	organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead matter
7.	an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
9.	an animal that naturally preys on others.

10.	part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
14.	the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere
16.	organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
18.	total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level

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