Across
- 4. an interacting group of various species in a common location
- 6. fuel a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules originating in ancient photosynthesis that release energy in combustion.
- 8. the global ecological system which includes all life on Earth and all ecosystems capable of supporting life
- 9. an organism that decomposes organic material: for example, soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate
- 10. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- 13. The energy available to a herbivore that eats the plant
- 15. a chemical reaction, where fuel reacts with oxygen to create carbon dioxide and water vapor
Down
- 1. a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area
- 2. the branch of biology that studies how organisms interact with their environment and other organisms
- 3. the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
- 5. Each feeding level of a food chain
- 7. the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities
- 11. the total amount of water on a planet
- 12. the planet on which we live; the world.
- 14. it consists of a community of organisms together with their physical environment