18 triple
Across
- 2. The movement of energy from one organism to another when eaten (6, 8)
- 3. A simple diagram showing the transfer of energy between organisms (4, 5)
- 5. A factor that can reduce food security by affecting crop growth (7, 6)
- 9. Undigested food that passes out of animals, reducing biomass transfer
- 11. A method of farming that uses technology and chemicals to increase productivity (9, 7)
- 12. A process that causes loss of biomass and energy in organisms
- 15. Legal limits on the amount of fish that can be caught (7, 6)
- 16. An animal that eats producers (7, 8)
- 17. Having enough food to feed the population (4, 8)
- 18. The amount of useful product or crop produced
- 20. A method of growing plants in nutrient-rich water without soil
Down
- 1. Altering the DNA of an organism to improve characteristics (7, 11)
- 4. The position of an organism in a food chain (7, 5)
- 6. A protein-rich food made using fungi
- 7. A diagram that shows the amount of living material at each trophic level (7, 2, 7)
- 8. A large vessel used in biotechnology to grow microorganisms
- 9. A severe shortage of food
- 10. Using methods that protect resources and the environment long term (11, 7)
- 13. The mass of living material in an organism
- 14. An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis
- 19. An organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil