Ecology Crossword (Chp 14)

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Across
  1. 1. a model of the feeding relationships between many different consumers and producers in an ecosystem
  2. 4. the feeding relationship between a producer and a single chain of consumers in an ecosystem
  3. 5. how nitrogen moves through the Earth's ecosystems
  4. 7. the non-living parts of an ecosystem, including air, soil, and water
  5. 9. a model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level of an ecosystem
  6. 10. an organism that captures energy and stores it in food as chemical energy
  7. 11. organisms that get their energy by eating, or consuming, other organisms
  8. 12. the scientific studey of how organisms interact with their environment and all other organisms that live in that environment
  9. 14. a particular environment and all the living things that are supported by it
Down
  1. 2. the living parts of an ecosystem
  2. 3. organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter into simpler compounds
  3. 6. how carbon moves through the Earth's ecosystems
  4. 8. the movement of water through the environment
  5. 13. a series of events that happens over and over again