Ecology & Environment

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Across
  1. 3. Any non-living physical or chemical component of an ecosystem (e.g., sunlight, water, soil).
  2. 5. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.
  3. 7. An organism that breaks down dead organic matter and recycles nutrients (e.g., fungi, bacteria).
  4. 8. An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.
Down
  1. 1. A community of living organisms (biotic) interacting with their non-living (abiotic) environment.
  2. 2. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  3. 4. The variety of different species living in a particular ecosystem
  4. 6. Any living component of an ecosystem (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria).