Ecosystems Crossword

2. Describes the long-term patterns, extremes, and averages of temperature and precipitation for an area
5. shows the available energy at each level of the food chain
7. all the biotic factors in an area
8. consumer that is an omnivore
11. shows feeding relationships in an ecosystem
12. A large area identified by types of soil, producers, consumers, and the climate
14. shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next
16. breaks down animal waste and dead organisms

1. consumer that is a carnivore
3. consumer that is an herbivore
4. type of energy all organisms need to live
6. All biotic and abiotic factors in a given area
9. gets energy from the sun
10. helps make the ecosystem more stable when faced with an environmental change
13. uses the energy and nutrients stored in other living organisms
15. role an organism has in an ecosystem