End of 2023 Fourth Grade Crossword Puzzle!

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Across
  1. 1. when a non-native species causes significant harm to an ecosystem, it is called
  2. 3. nutrient-rich material that looks like soil
  3. 5. sweet delicious berry that grew near the apple tree
  4. 7. sticky garden pest that eats our leaves
  5. 10. this part of a plant brings water and nutrients to the plant up from the soil
  6. 11. symmetrical pollinator
  7. 12. this plant in our garden has round leaves that repel water
  8. 14. bug that curls up when threatened
Down
  1. 2. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  2. 4. this yummy fruit in our garden grows its seeds on the outside
  3. 5. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  4. 6. sometimes painful, super important flying garden friend
  5. 8. eats aphids in the garden
  6. 9. living
  7. 13. wiggly garden friend
  8. 15. the kitchen of a plant