Across
- 3. Water that sinks into the soil and stored in aquifers
- 4. Diagram presenting flow of energy between trophic levels
- 6. Zone where life is found
- 10. Natural effect where particles absorb infrared radiation and release it as heat into the troposphere
- 11. Organisms that break down dead organisms and release nutrients back into the environment by eating them
- 14. Animals that eat other animal-eating animals
- 15. Process of organisms that converts non-oxygen molecules into energy
- 17. Level above troposphere containing ozone layer that filters UV rays
- 18. Process of microorganisms that break down nitrate and nitrite into gaseous nitrogen forms
- 20. Rate that producers produce useable energy for an ecosystem
- 21. Cycle that moves phosphorus through different forms between organisms and the environment
- 23. Rate that producers produce energy in a govern amount of time
- 24. Fixation Process of microorganisms that convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds
- 25. Layer made of earth; core, mantle, and crust
- 27. Process of organisms that convert glucose and oxygen into water, CO2, and energy
- 30. Organisms that make vital nutrients from chemicals and energy from the environment
- 31. Runoff Water flowing from land into bodies of water
- 32. Cycle that moves nitrogen through different forms between organisms and the environment
- 33. Animals that eat both plants and animals
- 34. Cycle that moves sulfur through different forms between organisms and the environment
- 36. Parts of earth where life is found
- 39. Animals that eat producers
- 41. Process of microorganisms that oxidizes nitrogen compounds (primarily ammonia) into nitrate and nitrite
- 43. Series of organisms where one consumes the preceding one to transfer energy in an ecosystem.
- 45. Nutrient cycle that collects, purifies, and distributes water
- 46. Group of individuals of the same species living in the same area
Down
- 1. Natural processes that cycle nutrients between various forms through organisms and the nonliving environment
- 2. A community and how they interact with their environment
- 5. Layer with all of earth’s water from lakes to glaciers to vapor
- 7. Animals that eat primary consumers
- 8. Animals that eat only meat
- 9. Organisms that break down dead organisms and release nutrients back into the environment
- 12. Organisms that cannot produce vital nutrients on their own
- 13. Process of green plants that uses solar energy to convert water and CO2 into energy and oxygen
- 16. Inner layer of atmosphere with the air we breathe
- 19. All organisms with same number of energy transfers from the original source of energy in the ecosystem
- 22. A singular living being
- 26. Living
- 28. Biological science that studies relationships between living organisms and their environment
- 29. Water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that can hold a significant amount of water
- 30. All air surrounding Earth
- 35. Populations of different species and how they interact
- 37. Nutrient Cycle that moves carbon through different forms between organisms and the environment
- 38. Transfer of energy through living things
- 40. Organic mass of all organisms that can be supported in each trophic level
- 42. Nonliving
- 44. Network of interconnected food chains