Across
- 4. (two words without space) Interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.
- 8. chain A linear drawing of who eats whom in an ecosystem.
- 9. The amount of water present in the environment.
- 10. Organisms that get energy by eating other living things.
- 11. Large areas with similar climate and ecosystems.
- 14. Organisms that use sunlight to create organic matter.
- 15. Trophic level for photosynthetic organisms.
- 17. A group of organisms, their physical environment and relationships between all of them.
- 19. Type of consumers that are carnivores (they eat primary consumers).
- 21. (two words without space) Role and position a species has in its environment, including how it survives, reproduces, and interacts with both biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) factors.
- 22. All the living beings in a particular area.
- 23. Organisms that turn organic remains back into minerals.
- 24. A physical factor that affects how cells work.
Down
- 1. Energy normally used by plants for photosynthesis.
- 2. The physical area and non-living factors of an ecosystem.
- 3. Organisms that feed on organic remains in the soil.
- 5. Animals that feed on dead carcasses, like vultures or hyenas.
- 6. (two words without space) A group of beings that get energy in the same way.
- 7. Animals that eat both plants and animals.
- 10. The physical place where a species lives.
- 12. Animals that hunt other animals for food.
- 13. Organisms that eat other living things for energy.
- 16. Type of consumers that eat carnivores.
- 18. The sum of all ecosystems on Earth.
- 20. Type of consumers that are herbivores (they eat producers).
