Ecosystem vocab crossword

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Across
  1. 2. species : the first living things to grow in a new place
  2. 4. pyramid : a diagram that shows how energy moves through food levels
  3. 7. : using sunlight to make food
  4. 8. : living things like plants, animals, and bacteria
  5. 10. : tiny plant-like organisms that float in the water
  6. 11. : living things that eat other organisms
  7. 13. : living things that use sunlight or chemicals to make food
  8. 14. : an animal that only eats plants
  9. 15. : the total amount of living stuff in an area
  10. 16. : things in nature that are not alive
  11. 18. succession : when life grows back after a disturbance
  12. 20. : an animal that eats both plants and animals
  13. 21. : an animal that only eats other animals
  14. 22. consumer : an animal that eats primary consumers
  15. 23. levels : the steps in a food chain where energy is passed along
  16. 24. consumer : an animal that eats producers
Down
  1. 1. : when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid drops
  2. 3. : organisms that break down dead plants and animals
  3. 5. : when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, or hail
  4. 6. : organisms that make their own food
  5. 9. : a community of living things and their environment
  6. 10. succession : when life starts growing in a place with no soil
  7. 12. consumer : an animal that eats secondary consumers
  8. 17. : using chemicals instead of sunlight to make food
  9. 19. : when water turns into vapor and rises into the air