Across
- 1. An organism that is hunted and consumed by other organisms.
- 2. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits, and the other is neither harmed nor helped.
- 4. Clue
- 5. An organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place, containing chlorophyll.
- 8. An organism that relies on other organisms for its nourishment.
- 9. A type of bacteria, some strains of which can cause illness in humans.
- 10. The first widely used antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming.
- 12. An organism capable of producing its own food through processes like photosynthesis.
- 14. An organism, usually a green plant or alga, that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
- 17. An organism that consumes both plants and animals.
- 19. Tiny, often microscopic organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
- 20. A complex network of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.
Down
- 1. The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
- 3. A creature that predominantly consumes other animals.
- 6. The process through which living organisms inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, releasing energy.
- 7. An organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms.
- 11. A symbiotic relationship where both participating organisms benefit.
- 13. An animal that primarily eats plants.
- 15. A graphical representation of the amount of living organic matter at each trophic level in an ecosystem.
- 16. Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a level of energy transfer.
- 18. A sequence of organisms,each dependent on the next as a source of food.