Biosphere

4. – An animal that eats only other animals.
6. – A cold biome near the North and South Poles with ice and snow most of the year.
7. – The natural process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.
8. – The living parts of an ecosystem, like plants, animals, and bacteria.
10. – A cold, treeless biome with frozen soil called permafrost.
13. – A large region with specific types of plants, animals, and climate.
16. – A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce offspring.
18. – A cooler rainforest with lots of rain, found in coastal areas.
20. – The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, like sunlight, water, and temperature.
21. – The maximum number of organisms an environment can support.
22. – An animal that eats both plants and animals.
23. – An organism that gets its food by eating other living things.
25. – All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area.
27. – A series of steps showing who eats who in an ecosystem.

1. – An organism that makes its own food, usually using sunlight (like plants).
2. – An organism that breaks down dead things and returns nutrients to the soil.
3. – A non-native species that spreads quickly and harms the environment.
5. – The natural home or environment where an organism lives.
9. – A warm, wet biome with the most biodiversity, found near the equator.
11. – A dry biome that gets very little rain.
12. – The role or job an organism has in its environment, including what it eats and how it interacts with others.
14. – An animal that eats only plants.
15. – A biome where grasses are the main plants, with few trees.
17. – A biome with trees that lose their leaves in the fall.
19. – The variety of life in a particular area or ecosystem.
24. – A system of connected food chains showing how energy moves through an ecosystem.
26. – A cold forest biome with mostly evergreen trees.