Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 5. Coastal tree or shrub that grows in saline water.**
  2. 8. Area where freshwater and saltwater mix.
  3. 9. Natural process of breaking down and recycling nutrients
  4. 10. Area where living organisms interact with their environment.**
  5. 12. Organism that breaks down dead organic matter.
  6. 13. Organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
  7. 14. Organism that hunts for food.
  8. 17. Organism that lives in or on another organism.
  9. 18. Natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  10. 19. Zone where the ocean meets the land.
  11. 21. Organism that is hunted for food.
  12. 25. Process by which organisms adjust to their environment.**
  13. 26. Interaction between two different organisms living in close association.**
Down
  1. 1. Process by which plants release water vapor.
  2. 2. Organism that feeds on dead and decaying matter.**
  3. 3. Large area of land with distinct plant and animal communities.**
  4. 4. Organism that consumes both plants and animals.
  5. 6. Animal that eats other animals.
  6. 7. Area of land permanently saturated with water.
  7. 11. Climate conditions in a small, localized area.**
  8. 14. Small organism that floats or drifts in water.
  9. 15. Dense forest found near the equator.
  10. 16. Wetland with trees.
  11. 20. Animal that eats plants.
  12. 22. Upper layer of a forest, formed by tree crowns.**
  13. 23. fertility, Ability of soil to support plant growth.**
  14. 24. Area where plants and animals interact with the non-living environment.