Big Idea 17-Interdependence

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Across
  1. 4. includes all the living things (plants, animals, and organism) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their nonliving environment (weather, earth, soil, climate)
  2. 8. an animal that obtains nutrients from eating animals.
  3. 9. birds move to a warmer location during the winter to find food and warmth
  4. 10. an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal
  5. 13. some animals resemble another animal which is dangerous or unsavory and predators avoid them.
  6. 15. the only ones that can make their own food using the sun’s energy(plants)
  7. 16. the transfer of energy from the sun through producers and consumers
  8. 17. a behavior that an organism inherits through the parents and knows how to do without being taught. EX: spiders spin webs without being taught, babies cry when they need something without being taught
  9. 19. an organism that gets nutrients by breaking down dead organisms.
  10. 20. an organism develops this with experience. EX: tiger cubs play and learn important moves that will help them capture prey.
  11. 21. an animal that obtains nutrients from eating BOTH plants and animals
Down
  1. 1. an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
  2. 2. structural adaptations that a plant or animal has that help it survive.
  3. 3. overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem.
  4. 5. an area that is lived in by a particular species of animal, plant, or other type of organism where they can find everything the need to survive.
  5. 6. a bear sleeps and its heart rate and breathing slow down requiring less energy during the cold winter when food is less plentiful.
  6. 7. the sun drives the energy source for the food chain, the sun’s energy is passed along the food chain as producers make their own food using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight (photosynthesis) and consumers eat producers and/or other consumers to obtain energy.
  7. 11. many plants stop growing during the cold winter months. Leaves fall off trees.
  8. 12. an animal that obtains nutrients from eating plants.
  9. 14. eats plants and animals (that have already eaten plants and other animals that have eaten plants) to get energy. All animals are an example of this
  10. 18. a physical characteristic or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment