Ecosystem, Adaptation and Plant Minerals

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Across
  1. 2. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  2. 4. A substance added to soil to provide nutrients for plants.
  3. 7. An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  4. 8. An organism that makes its own food, usually a green plant.
  5. 11. All the organisms of the same species living in an area.
  6. 12. A series of organisms where each is eaten by the next.
  7. 15. The struggle between organisms for limited resources.
  8. 18. The movement of energy through a food chain or food web.
  9. 19. When organisms depend on each other for survival.
  10. 20. Nutrients absorbed from the soil that plants need to grow.
  11. 22. Tiny pores on leaves that allow gas exchange.
  12. 23. The place where an organism lives.
Down
  1. 1. The build-up of harmful substances in organisms along a food chain.
  2. 3. A feature or behaviour that helps an organism survive.
  3. 5. The process by which plants make food using light energy.
  4. 6. A lack of a mineral needed for healthy plant growth.
  5. 9. All the populations of different species living together in an area.
  6. 10. The surroundings in which an organism lives.
  7. 13. All the living and non-living things in a particular area.
  8. 14. Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.
  9. 16. The green pigment in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis.
  10. 17. A network of interconnected food chains.
  11. 21. The role of an organism within its ecosystem.