Ecosystems Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. organisms that can’t produce their food and therefore feed on other organisms.
  2. 6. photosynthetic pigments that can absorb light energy.
  3. 7. animals that feed on primary consumers.
  4. 8. the process where plants are able to manufacture their food.
  5. 12. light harvesting cellular structures.
  6. 13. organisms that have both plants and animals in their diet.
  7. 15. food chains that are linked together.
  8. 18. organisms that feed on dead plants and animal matter.
  9. 19. animals that feed on both plants and animals.
Down
  1. 1. organisms that can produce organic matter from inorganic sources.
  2. 2. organisms that only eat plants.
  3. 3. organisms that eat other animals.
  4. 5. organisms that hunt or gather food from other organisms.
  5. 9. a level or position of a group of organisms in a food chain, food web, or an ecological pyramid.
  6. 10. a hierarchy in which organisms in an ecosystem are grouped into trophic levels.
  7. 11. organisms that have the ability to create their own food from abiotic materials.
  8. 14. the various trophic levels listed from bottom to top.
  9. 16. organisms that feed on the primary producers.
  10. 17. decomposers that specifically fragment to consume their food.