Trees and Forest Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. modification of an organism so that it adjusts to new or changed environments
  2. 5. organisms that feed on other organisms in the ecosystem
  3. 7. the top branches and leaves of the trees in a forest
  4. 9. an organism that breaks down material and litter
  5. 11. trees and plants that lose their leaves annually during the fall
  6. 14. a tree that bears cones and has needles or scale-like leaves
  7. 15. non-living components of an environment
  8. 16. a meat eating organism
Down
  1. 1. the growing part of the tree where cells form wood
  2. 2. many different species living in balance in their environment
  3. 3. the process by which a tree makes its own food
  4. 6. an area of living and non-living things that form an environment
  5. 8. organisms that use the sun's energy to make their own food
  6. 10. a plant eating organism
  7. 12. an organism that eats both plants and meat
  8. 13. living components of an environment