Across
- 4. An attraction between water molecules and molecules of different substances. The property that makes water "sticky."
- 6. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 7. A molecule with an unequal distribution of charge, resulting in the molecule having a positive end (hydrogen) and a negative end (oxygen).
- 10. A type of consumer that eats only other animals
- 11. The number of different species of organisms in an ecosystem.
- 13. Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
- 14. The process by which cells break down sugars to create energy, releasing carbon dioxide and water as a bi-product.
- 15. An organism that gets its energy from breaking down dead organisms for food (heterotrophs like fungi)
Down
- 1. When organisms die, their remains become sediment, trapping the stored carbon in layers that eventually turn into rock or minerals. Some of this sediment might form fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, or natural gas
- 2. A type of consumer that eats only plants
- 3. An organism that gets its energy from the sun (a.k.a. autotrophs/plants)
- 5. Consumers feed at every trophic level, obtaining their energy and nutrients by eating dead organic matter.
- 8. An organisms that gets its energy from eating other organisms
- 9. Attraction between one water molecule and another water molecule.
- 12. A type of consumer that eats both plants and animals
