ch.2 crossword
Across
- 3. A leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest.
- 5. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
- 7. A consumer that eats meat.
- 9. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.
- 10. Shallow water over the continental shelf.
- 13. Soil frozen all year.
- 15. A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a canopy.
- 18. An organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms.
- 20. Weather in an area.
Down
- 1. A consumer that eats plants and meat.
- 2. A series of events in which one organism eats another and gains energy.
- 4. A carnivore that feeds on dead organisms.
- 6. A consumer that eats plants.
- 8. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
- 11. Species carried to a new location.
- 12. A habitat where salt and fresh water meet.
- 14. Cold climate area.
- 16. The movement of organisms.
- 17. An area made mostly of grasses and other nonwoody plants.
- 19. An organism that can make its own food.