Energy, Producers, and Consumers

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Across
  1. 4. Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.
  2. 7. Obtain energy by consuming the carcasses of already dead animals.
  3. 8. Organisms that obtain energy by consuming plants.
  4. 9. Organisms that acquire energy by ingesting other organisms.
  5. 10. Steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating or being eaten.
  6. 12. Network of interactions formed by the feeding relationships among organisms.
  7. 14. Relative amount of energy at each trophic level.
  8. 15. The capture of light energy to power reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen.
  9. 16. Each step in a food chain or food web.
Down
  1. 1. Use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates.
  2. 2. Capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and convert it into energy-rich compounds.
  3. 3. Obtain energy by feeding on detritus.
  4. 5. The first creators of energy-rich compounds used by other organisms.
  5. 6. Obtain energy by killing and eating other animals.
  6. 11. Obtain energy by consuming both plants and animals.
  7. 13. Organisms that obtain energy by breaking down dead organic matter.