Insects and Ecology
Across
- 3. process where plants convert sunlight into glucose and oxygen
- 4. fundamental element in all organic compounds
- 10. organisms that break down dead organic matter
- 12. energy sources that can be replenished naturally
- 13. reproduction between plants
- 14. hard material in insect exoskeletons
- 15. another product of photosynthesis except for oxygen
- 16. oil, cool, natural gas are ... fuels
Down
- 1. insect order including butterflies and moths
- 2. process releasing CO₂ from organisms
- 5. organisms that produce their own food
- 6. innovation inspired by nature's designs
- 7. organisms that consume others for energy
- 8. elongated mouthpart for piercing or sucking
- 9. insect order containing beetles
- 11. greenhouse gas produced by cows and wetlands