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3. – A plant or organism that makes its own food using sunlight (usually through photosynthesis).
4. Chain – A simple path showing how energy moves from one living thing to another by eating (e.g., grass → rabbit → fox).
8. – A community of living things (plants, animals) and non-living things (water, soil, air) that interact in one area.
9. – An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
11. – An animal that eats both plants and animals (example: bear or human).
12. – A living thing that eats other plants or animals to get energy.
14. – The natural home or environment where a plant or animal lives.
15. – An organism (like fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead plants and animals and returns nutrients to the soil.

1. – The variety of different plants, animals, and other living things in an ecosystem.
2. – A special feature or behavior that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment
5. – An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
6. – An animal that eats only plants (example: deer or rabbit).
7. Web – A connected network of many food chains that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem.
10. – The process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
13. – An animal that eats only meat (example: lion or shark).