Animal and Plant kingdom

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Across
  1. 2. method of composting that utilizes earthworms
  2. 5. biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment which protects the cell from its environment
  3. 10. illegal hunting, often referred to in a protected area
  4. 11. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
  5. 14. a sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that encodes the synthesis of a gene product, either RNA or protein
  6. 15. they make their own food
  7. 16. the variety of life on Earth
  8. 17. earthworms show this kind of segmentation
  9. 19. the species faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild
  10. 21. is a defense or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings
Down
  1. 1. the production and emission of light by a living organism
  2. 3. an organism that requires an external supply of energy in the form of food, as it cannot synthesize its own
  3. 4. seed-bearing plants
  4. 6. a change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development
  5. 7. second largest animal phylum
  6. 8. able to be maintained indefinitely, often referred to in regards to resource use
  7. 9. the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy
  8. 12. no longer in existence
  9. 13. natural or artificial substance containing the chemical elements that improve growth and productiveness of plants
  10. 15. one of two, or more, forms of a given gene variant
  11. 18. pigment responsible for photosynthesis in plants
  12. 20. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment