Chapter 3 Ecosystem Dynamics

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Across
  1. 3. Structure that demonstrates the flow of nutrients and energy passes between one organism to the next
  2. 6. energy is trapped by the atmosphere and earth warms
  3. 7. Sphere that contains all of Earth's water
  4. 8. Organism that is part of the clean up committee that eats dead material
  5. 11. The movement of matter that passes though an ecosystem. The matter is carbon, water, nitrogen and phosphorus
  6. 12. The movement of water through an ecosystem
  7. 13. The total amount of energy contained in plants
  8. 18. Sphere that is made up of the crust, mantle and core. All the material that is above and below Earth's surface
  9. 21. The level of consumers that feeds on primary consumers
  10. 22. The movement of nitrogen through the environment to organisms and then back again
  11. 23. Water that is on the surface and runs into larger bodies of water
  12. 26. Respiration process that uses oxygen to create energy
  13. 28. Water that seeps into the ground and is stored below the surface in aquifers
  14. 29. Organism that eats plants only
  15. 30. Respiration process that does not use oxygen to create energy
  16. 32. The amount of energy that plants have to pass on to other organisms
  17. 33. The level of consumer that has the smallest number of organisms because the energy that passes through the food web is the smallest amount
Down
  1. 1. The layer of the atmosphere that we are living and breathing in. It begins at Earth's surface and continues upwards for 5 to 9 miles
  2. 2. The sphere that contains life - all the other spheres (atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere) are part of this one interacting together to make the ecosystem
  3. 4. Collection area below the surface that stores water
  4. 5. Second layer of the atmosphere it contains the protective ozone layer
  5. 9. Feeding levels of consumers and producers
  6. 10. Organisms that make their own food (plants)
  7. 14. The only cycle that does not interact with the atmosphere
  8. 15. The movement of carbon through the environment to organisms and then back again
  9. 16. There are 3 trophic levels of this category
  10. 17. Another name for plants
  11. 19. Another name for consumers
  12. 20. Organism that is part of the clean up committee that breaks down dead material
  13. 24. Complex structure of interconnecting food chains
  14. 25. The first level of consumers that eats plants
  15. 26. All the gases surrounding Earth
  16. 27. Organism that eats meat only
  17. 31. Organism that eats plants and meats