Forest School

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Across
  1. 1. The variety of different species of life found within a particular ecosystem.
  2. 4. A community of living organisms interacting with their non-living environment.
  3. 7. An animal that naturally hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
  4. 8. A tree with five-pointed leaves
  5. 9. The high, leafy roof formed by the tops of the tallest trees in a forest.
  6. 12. A kingdom of organisms, including mushrooms and molds, that absorb nutrients from organic matter.
  7. 14. An animal that adapts to eating strictly plants and algae for its energy.
  8. 17. An organism that makes its own food using sunlight, like a green plant.
  9. 18. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
  10. 20. An animal that regularly consumes both plants and animals.
  11. 22. An individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, or bacterium.
  12. 25. An animal that secures its nutrients by eating other animals.
  13. 27. Leaves of three, let it be
Down
  1. 2. A plant or tree that retains its green leaves or needles throughout the entire year.
  2. 3. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create food and oxygen.
  3. 5. The most common one in our forest has leaflets shaped like Christmas stockings
  4. 6. A mammal with cute round ears and a black mask
  5. 9. A type of tree that bears cones and has needle-like or scale-like leaves.
  6. 10. The protective, rugged outer covering of the woody trunk and branches of a tree.
  7. 11. A common wildflower in our fields with leaves that usually grow in groups of three
  8. 13. A type of tree that sheds its leaves annually, usually in the autumn.
  9. 15. An organism, like a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead organic matter.
  10. 16. A hoofed mammal commonly seen in our forest
  11. 19. The state flowering tree of North Carolina
  12. 21. A young tree that is larger than a seedling but smaller than a fully grown adult tree.
  13. 23. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  14. 24. An animal that is hunted and caught by another for food.
  15. 26. The underground part of a plant that absorbs water, collects nutrients, and anchors it to the ground.