Ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles

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Across
  1. 3. Comes from the sun, which is the main source of it
  2. 5. Another word for producers
  3. 6. A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
  4. 7. Occurs on a surface NO ecosystem has existed before
  5. 9. Provide a structure for understanding food chains and how energy flows through an ecosystem.
  6. 14. Convert water, carbon dioxide, minerals, and sunlight into the organic molecules
  7. 15. Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to Earth
  8. 16. The process by which a liquid turns into a gas
  9. 17. Animals that ONLY eat meats
  10. 18. An organism that decomposes organic material
  11. 19. Occurs where PREVIOUS ecosystem has existed before
  12. 20. The first to colonize newly created environments
Down
  1. 1. Transform water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide into oxygen, and simple sugars
  2. 2. A living organism that shapes its environment
  3. 4. Animals that eat primary consumers
  4. 8. Animals that get their energy by eating plants or other animals
  5. 10. Animals the eat BOTH plants and meats
  6. 11. The process where water vapor becomes liquid
  7. 12. Animals that eat plants
  8. 13. ONLY eats plants