ecosystem vocabulary

Across
2.	organism that feeds on plants
4.	large collection of flora and fauna occupying a habitat
7.	global ecosystem composed of living and nonliving factors
8.	organism that creates its own nutrients/energy
12.	organism that relies on other for energy/nutrients
14.	individual form of life that is capable of growing, reproducing and has cells
16.	nonliving
17.	number of group of organisms living in same place at the same time
19.	living organisms
20.	organism hunted,killed and eaten by other organism

Down
1.	organism that breaks down materials
3.	long term atmospheric conditions in a specific area
5.	organism that feeds on animals/ flesh
6.	organism in which parasite finds shelter and nutrition
9.	place where an organism survives in
10.	organism that kills and eats other organisms
11.	interacting group of varied species in a common location
13.	organism living on and causing harm to another organism of a different species by taking nutrients
15.	all living organisms and environment which they interact in
18.	organism that eats both plants and animals