Across
- 4. Any such living organism other than a human being
- 7. a scavenger that has lots of fur and looks like a husky
- 8. feeds on both primary and secondary consumers
- 9. feeds mainly on producers
- 10. breaks down deadorganisms and wastes to complete the nutrient cycle in the ecosystem
- 12. all the organisms in a feeding level which are the same number of steps away from the sun
- 14. An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
- 15. feeds mainly on dead material
- 18. An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
- 20. Produces in ponds and frogs like to lay their eggs in it
Down
- 1. An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
- 2. a huge black mammal that has long nails and likes to climb trees and catch fish in a stream
- 3. an organism that gets its energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms
- 5. a scaley slithering reptile
- 6. feeds mainly on primary consumers
- 11. an organism which uses elements from the environment to make its own food
- 13. A living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses
- 16. A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- 17. A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
- 19. eats nectar and has yellow and black strips