Across
- 2. a type of organism that can break down just about any time of organic matter and is too small to see without tools
- 9. the space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism
- 10. an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
- 11. actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
- 13. a type of living thing that gets its energy from the Sun and is unable to move from place to place on its own
- 16. the process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen
- 18. make the body well again
- 19. all living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area
- 22. a very small life-form, especially bacterium
Down
- 1. an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without need for internal digestion
- 3. the matter from which a thing is or can be made
- 4. how an object moves from one place to another
- 5. the heaviness of an object; force of gravity on mass = weight
- 6. what is needed to do work or cause change
- 7. an interconnected set of food chains
- 8. a type of organism that can break down just about any type of organic matter and can be large
- 12. a group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce more of their kind
- 14. an increase in size, abundance, or complexity
- 15. an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
- 17. when the well-being of two or more things is linked together
- 20. a single, self-contained, living thing
- 21. an increase in size, abundance, or complexity