Ecosystems Review

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Across
  1. 3. Resource —Something found in nature that people can use, like water, trees, soil, or minerals
  2. 4. living thing, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead plants and animals
  3. 6. day-to-day conditions of the air)
  4. 9. Web-A system that shows how energy moves between plants and animals in an ecosystem
  5. 10. clouds-Tall, dark clouds that bring thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy rain.
  6. 12. group of the same kind of organisms living in one area
  7. 14. the living things and nonliving things that interact in one environment
  8. 17. living thing, such as a plant, animal, or bacteria
  9. 18. living thing that gets its energy by eating plants or other animals
  10. 19. pressure-When the air is heavy and pushes down, it usually brings clear skies and nice weather.
  11. 20. the different species of plants and animals living together in one area
  12. 22. from rain or melted snow that flows over the land into rivers, lakes, or oceans instead of soaking into the ground
  13. 25. Adaptation-A body part or feature that helps an organism survive.
  14. 29. large, powerful storm that forms over warm ocean water and has strong winds and heavy rain.
  15. 30. storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.
  16. 31. clouds-Flat, gray clouds that often cover the sky and can bring light rain or drizzle.
  17. 33. average weather in a place over a very long time)
Down
  1. 1. tool that measures air pressure)
  2. 2. Resource —Substances that come from the ground and are useful to people
  3. 5. area of land where all the rain and water flow into the same river, lake, or stream
  4. 7. clouds-Big, fluffy, white clouds usually mean good weather.
  5. 8. in the environment that can harm living things
  6. 11. When pollen from one flower is moved to another flower so it can make seeds and grow new plants
  7. 13. clouds-Thin, wispy clouds high in the sky usually mean fair weather, but can signal a change is coming.
  8. 15. special role or job an organism has in its environment
  9. 16. living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight
  10. 21. pressure-When the air is lighter and rises, it often brings clouds, wind, and rain.
  11. 23. spinning column of air that touches the ground and causes damage.
  12. 24. Gauge-A tool that measures how much rain has fallen)
  13. 26. tool that measures temperature)
  14. 27. tool that measures wind speed)
  15. 28. The way plants make their own food (green plants use sunlight to make food)
  16. 32. Adaptation-A way an animal acts that helps it survive in its environment.