Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 2. an example of a small aquatic ecosystem
  2. 6. the pH of a soil is a measure of how acidic or ____________ soil is
  3. 7. plants use this organ to obtain water from the soil
  4. 8. the green plants that provide food for consumers
  5. 10. term used to describe a secondary consumer
  6. 12. process by which plants lose water through leaves
  7. 13. a bee is an example of this type of consumer
  8. 15. colorless liquid that is stored in the soil
  9. 16. total weight of living matter produced in an ecosystem
  10. 18. process by which plants produce food
Down
  1. 1. a bird of prey is an example of this type of consumer.
  2. 3. the removal of trees from a forest without replanting
  3. 4. of the soil that helps it to retain water
  4. 5. these organisms act on dead organic matter
  5. 9. the removal of soil from an area resulting from poor farming practices
  6. 11. an input in ecosystems.
  7. 14. inorganic substance in the soil that is derived from rocks
  8. 17. another word for decompose