Across
- 4. a linear sequence of organisms where energy and nutrients are transferred.
- 9. an organism that eats other animals and plants
- 10. an organism that creates their own food, typically through photosynthesis
- 11. a model that illustrates the flow of energy through an ecosystem
- 12. an organism, typically a carnivore or omnivore, that obtains energy by consuming primary consumers
Down
- 1. an organism that only eats plants
- 2. a representation of the interconnected food chains witin an ecosystem
- 3. an animal that obtains its nutrition by eating secondary consumers, often considered apex predators at the top of a food chain
- 5. organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms
- 6. an organism, typically a herbivore, that eats producers
- 7. a living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or microorganism,
- 8. an organism that only eats other animals
