Chapter 6: Ecosystems (6.1-6.6)

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Across
  1. 3. the natural home of an animal or plant
  2. 5. a tropical grassland
  3. 6. an animal that feeds on trees and shrubs
  4. 9. to be active during the night
  5. 11. saltiness
  6. 12. an animal that eats only plants
  7. 13. the height above sea level
  8. 14. the weather conditions an area receives over time
  9. 18. the movement from one place to another with the change of seasons
  10. 19. permanently frozen subsoil
  11. 22. the transfer of energy from one living thing to another for survival
  12. 24. a deep winter sleep to conserve energy
  13. 25. variety and amount of life within an ecosystem
  14. 26. treeless land because of permafrost
Down
  1. 1. an animal that feeds on grasses
  2. 2. a large, flat, open area of grasses
  3. 4. to tunnel
  4. 7. a community of organisms, such as plants and animals, interacting with their physical environment
  5. 8. the special job of an organism in its environment
  6. 10. the altitude at which trees do not grow
  7. 15. a predator at the top of its food chain with no natural enemies
  8. 16. an animal that eats both plants and meat
  9. 17. a dry land with little plant growth
  10. 20. an animal that eats other animals that have already died
  11. 21. an animal that eats meat
  12. 23. fertile place in the desert where there is water