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