Ecosystems

3. An organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil
6. An element, material, or substance that has mass and takes up space
7. The process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air, and water
11. A gas found in the atmosphere that plants absorb to create glucose during photosynthesis
13. An animal that eats both plants and animals
15. A community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment
16. non-living parts of an ecosystem

1. An ecosystem in which many organisms cannot meet their needs.
2. A green cell found in plants that absorbs light to make glucose during photosynthesis
4. A type of sugar; the main source of plant food for growth
5. An animal that eats only plants
8. A plant that creates energy through photosynthesis
9. A diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
10. An animal that eats other animals
12. An organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy
14. living parts of an ecosystem