Whose Mess Crossword

2. The interconnected and overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a...
3. An organism or plant that is able to produce there own food
7. the purposeful clearing of forested land for reasonson such as farming, grazing or building infrastructure
8. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere
9. the long-term heating of Earth's climate system
12. a living component of an ecosystem
15. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. for example; temperature, light, and water
16. an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native
17. A succession of organisms in an ecosystem that are linked to each other through the transfer of energy and nutrients through food

1. the rigid, rocky outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the solid outermost layer of the upper mantle.
4. The transformation of land once suitable for farming into desert
5. An organism that obtains food by feeding on other organisms
6. to harvest something excessively and especially to a harmful degree
10. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
11. the layers of gases surrounding a planet
13. The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live
14. a community of interacting organisms and their environment