Study Guide Science Crossword - 11/3/23

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Across
  1. 3. - organisms (decomposers), such as fungi, that feed on decaying organic matter.
  2. 8. - Cannot make its own food ex. Humans and Animals.
  3. 11. - Consumers that eat only meat (other animals). Examples: Cats, foxes, lions, wolves
  4. 13. - Nonliving things in the environment. Examples: sunlight, water, rocks, temperature and air.
  5. 14. - A group of organisms that share similar characteristics.
  6. 16. A large group of food chains that connect to one another.
  7. 18. - Consumers that eat meat and plants. Examples: Pigs, bears, humans
  8. 20. - Animals that hunt other animals.
  9. 21. - animals (decomposers), such as termites, and worms, which feed on dead organic material
Down
  1. 1. - The process by which plants, algae, and bacteria use energy from sunlight to make food (Glucose)
  2. 2. - A living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes dead plants/animals
  3. 4. - Can make their own food. Example: Plants, Algae
  4. 5. Living things in the environment ( humans, plants, animals)
  5. 6. A model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one thing to another.
  6. 7. Made up of living and nonliving things in an area.
  7. 9. - An animal that feeds on a large amount of dead animal and plant material present in its habitat.
  8. 10. - All the populations of organisms that live in the same area.
  9. 12. A diagram that shows how energy changes as it moves through a food chain and web. What is the 10 rule? The ten percent rule of energy transfer states that each level in an ecosystem only gives 10% of its energy to the levels above it.
  10. 15. - Consumers that eat only plants. Examples: Cows, zebras, elephants
  11. 17. - A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
  12. 19. - Animals that are hunted by other animals.