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Across 3. Individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area 7. Maximum number of individuals that a population can sustain in a given environment (2 Words) 10. The regions of earth occupied by living; literally translates to “ball of life” 11. Plant eater 12. The reliance on other populations for survival within a community 13. When organisms from different species interact with each other in a way that benefits one or both 14. Meat eater 17. Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts existence, numbers, reproduction or distribution of life (2 Words) 18. Eats both plants and animals 19. A living thing that affects the ecosystem (2 Words) 20. communities + abiotic factors 21. Eat dead organisms and waste 22. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism 23. Members of the same species competing for the same resources (2 Words)

Down 1. Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit 2. Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed 4. Different species competing for the same resources (2 Words) 5. Overlapping food chains with different pathways to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem (2 Words) 6. the study of the interactions between organisms and their environments. 7. Members of a population will work together in order to survive 8. Lots of interacting populations living together (plural) 9. Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected 14. Get energy directly from chemicals without using the sun 15. Nonliving things such as air, temperature, and precipitation that affect an ecosystem (2 Words) 16. The role an organism plays in a community