Across
- 3. living component of earth
- 4. the outer part of a planet
- 5. part of earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core
- 9. nonliving component of the earth
- 11. a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- 13. organisms which eat both plants and animals
- 17. intensely hot part of the earth
- 18. multicellular organisms
- 19. self-feeders
- 21. meat eater
- 22. populations of different species living and interacting in a particular place
- 24. fundamental structural and functional unit of life
- 25. biological diversity
Down
- 1. the third building block of matter
- 2. microorganisms
- 6. most basic building block of matter
- 7. crust, mantle, core
- 8. universal solvent
- 9. another term for producers
- 10. a key subfield of environmental science
- 12. parts of the earth's air, water, and soil where life is found
- 14. dead bodies
- 15. group of individuals of the same species living in a particular place
- 16. unicellular organisms
- 20. a biome with thick growth of trees and bushes that covers a large area
- 23. ability to do work or transfer energy