Across
- 3. dark nutrient-rich soil formed from organic material
- 4. a diagram showing now nutrients move throughout an ecosystem
- 9. a process where dead organic matter gets broken down into simple nutrients
- 10. the origin of all energy in a food chain
- 11. decomposers need water and this to break down material
- 13. makes its own food from sunlight
- 14. type of decomposer including flies and earthworms
Down
- 1. breaks down organic material into simple nutrients
- 2. matter coming from a living thing
- 5. microscopic decomposers
- 6. to intentional break down matter via decomposition, usually for a garden or farm
- 7. type of decomposer including mushroom mold and mildew
- 8. other organisms for food
- 9. to fall apart or disintegrate
- 12. to reuse material rather than discarding it