Ecosystems

4. An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight through photosynthesis.
8. A community of interacting biotic and abiotic parts.
9. An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms.
11. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, like water, sunlight, soil, and air.
13. The process plants use to make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
16. Engaging with another object or organism
18. A consumer that eats both plants and animals.
19. A model that shows how energy moves from one organism to another in a straight path.

1. An individual living thing
2. A system of overlapping food chains that shows how energy moves through an ecosystem.
3. A group of the same kind of living things (species) living in one place.
5. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
6. A consumer that eats only other animals.
7. Continue to live or exist
10. A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.
12. A consumer that eats only plants.
14. The living and once-living parts of an ecosystem, like plants, animals, and bacteria.
15. Tiny living organisms (microorganisms) that can be found everywhere; some help break down dead things, while others can cause diseases.
17. All the different plants and animals that live together in the same area.