Ecosystems and Biomes

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Across
  1. 5. rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  2. 7. biome that included mostly coniferous trees
  3. 9. process that changes liquid water to a gas
  4. 10. the gas released by producers as a result of photosynthesis
  5. 11. process by which gaseous water changes to a liquid and forms clouds
  6. 14. a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
  7. 17. biome that receives less than 25cm of precipitation a year and may face extreme temperature changes
  8. 18. this type of tree loses its leaves once per year
  9. 19. biomes that receive very large amounts of rainfall each year
  10. 21. organisms that feed directly on producers
  11. 23. organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
  12. 25. extremely cold and dry biome
  13. 26. animals that eat only plants
Down
  1. 1. organisms that eat first-level consumers
  2. 2. forest the biome in which we live
  3. 3. animals that eat only meat
  4. 4. break down and consume the remains of other organisms
  5. 6. shows the series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
  6. 8. biome that contains mostly grasses and is home to many of the largest animals on Earth.
  7. 10. animals that eat both plants and animals
  8. 11. gas given off as a result of cellular respiration
  9. 12. the average annual temperature and amount of precipitation in an area
  10. 13. soil in the tundra that is frozen all year long
  11. 15. shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
  12. 16. form the base of a food web
  13. 20. process that changes nitrogen in the air into a form plants and animals can use
  14. 22. consists of many overlapping food chains
  15. 24. carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms