Ecology Crossword

2. An organism like a green plant that makes its own food using sunlight.
4. The natural environment where a specific organism lives.
7. The chemical process green plants use to convert sunlight into food.
11. An organism that must eat other living things to gain energy.
12. An animal that eats only other animals, such as a hawk or lion.
14. An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
15. A nocturnal secondary consumer that hunts small rodents and insects
16. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
18. An animal that eats only plants, such as a rabbit or cow.
19. An animal like a vulture that feeds on animals that are already dead.

1. A single linear sequence showing how energy transfers from organism to organism.
3. A primary consumer that feeds directly on plant material.
5. An organism like a fungus or bacterium that breaks down dead matter.
6. Organisms like mushrooms that serve as key decomposers in forest ecosystems.
7. An animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals for food.
8. A top predator at the end of a food chain with no natural enemies.
9. The primary source of energy that powers almost all food chains on Earth.
10. An animal that eats both plants and animals, such as a bear or human.
13. A living producer that makes its own food using light from the sun.
17. A complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem.