Amazon Rainforest Ecosystem Crossword Puzzle

2. a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall
3. all the non living things in an ecosystem
4. tree producer that provides nuts
8. since jaguars eat many sloths, some species have gone extinct
9. it varies according to season so animals have to adapt
10. poison dart frogs benefit from the leaves on tropical vermiliad plants and use them as shelter from sun and rain, the leaves are unaffected
13. all living things in an ecosystem
14. consumer crocodiles thrive off of bats
16. provides nutrients for plants and species
19. protects organisms in the rainforest from wildfires
20. decomposer that enrich soil by breaking down organic matter

1. worms break down organic matter
5. leeches suck the blood of many animals in the rainforest
6. causes competition for sunlight for smaller plants on the forest ground
7. plants are competing for sunlight because the taller trees block the sunlight from reaching the ground with their many leaves
11. fungus grows on leaves in leaf-cutter ants' tunnels, the fungus is later fed to the young, both the fungus and ants get fed
12. secondary consumer that eats monkeys
15. trees in the amazon rainforest provide nutrients for other animals
17. the nutrients are higher up causing trees to grow bigger roots above the ground
18. consumer caterpillars in the rainforest forge on leaves