Across
- 3. The mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time.
- 6. An organism that mostly feeds on plants.
- 9. Organisms that receive their energy from primary consumers.
- 10. A community of living organisms.
- 12. An organism that eats both plants and animals.
- 13. An organism that must eat other organisms to gain energy.
- 14. An organism that can produce its own food.
- 17. The position it occupies in a food web.
- 18. An organism that eats plants (producers).
- 20. The rate at which energy is added to the bodies of organisms in the form of biomass.
Down
- 1. Any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material.
- 2. An organism that mostly eats meat/flesh.
- 4. Animals that consume other animals to obtain energy from them.
- 5. Living components of an ecosystem.
- 7. The ability of a living organism to perform work or cause change.
- 8. Organisms that can create their own food.
- 11. An organism that eats dead animals/plants.
- 15. A model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic level to another.
- 16. Organisms that consume other organisms for energy.
- 19. Non-living components of an ecosystem.
