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4. Organisms feeding on other organisms for energy-rich food.
7. Lowest forest level; small plants, fungi, decomposing material.
8. Meat eater.
11. Undesirable or harmful organism.
13. Process in green plant cells combining sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce oxygen and carbohydrates.
14. On or near water banks; land and plants influenced by adjacent water.
17. Animal droppings or excrement.
18. Colors or patterns enabling blending with surroundings.
19. Water from rainfall exceeding soil's infiltration rate or flowing off land surface.
21. Organism with a backbone and internal skeleton.
22. Harvesting system like clear cutting, seed tree, selection, shelter wood.
23. Larval phase of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis.

1. Organisms using sun’s energy to make food.
2. Referring to cone-bearing. Forest with pines, firs, or spruces.
3. Planned burning in predetermined area.
5. Organisms synthesizing organic compounds from inorganic substances via photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
6. Animals without a backbone. Examples: insects, spiders, mollusks, crustaceans.
9. Making adjustments to environment. Example: plants in balanced soil, moisture, sunlight conditions.
10. Plant bearing seeds in cones; typically needle leaf trees.
12. Area where land and water meet; includes hydrology, hydric soils, hydrophytic plants.
15. Planned burning in predetermined area.
16. Cutting of intermediate-aged or diseased trees in uneven-aged forest.
20. Standing dead tree; often home for wildlife.