Ecology & Ecosystems
Ecology & Ecosystems
Ecology & Ecosystems
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2. The process in which fixed nitrogen compounds 1. A symbiotic relationship in which one organism
are converted back into nitrogen gas and returned to benefits and the other is harmed
the atmosphere 4. A predator that is at the top of a food chain and
3. A feeding level in an ecosystem that is not preyed upon by any other animal
7. A group of organisms of the same species living in 5. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
the same place 6. A relationship in which one animal hunts, kills and
10. The process that converts nitrogen in the eats another animal
atmosphere into compounds in the soil that are 8. All the populations of organisms in an ecosystem
useful to a varity of organisms 9. An interaction that occurs when organisms try to
11. A close relationship between two species that get the same resources
benefits at least one of the species (3 types- 12. An organism that gets energy by breaking down
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism) dead organisms and the wastes of living things
14. An organism in a food web or food chain that 13. An organism that a parasite lives in or on
makes its own food 18. A helpful interaction among organisms living in a
15. An organism that lives in or on another organism limited area that aids each organism's survival
and benefits at the other organism's expense 20. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on
16. A symbiotic relationship between two organisms other organisms
in which both organisms benefit
17. A living part of an ecosystem
19. An organism's role in its environment
21. All the living and nonliving parts of an
environment as well as the interactions among them
22. A process by which plants use the sun's energy
to make food
23. An organism that eats producers
24. An environmental factor that prevents a
population from increasing
25. A relationship between two species in which one
species benefits and the other is neither helped or
harmed