Across
- 1. Describes nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
- 4. A community of living things and the nonliving environment around them.
- 7. An interaction in which one organism hunts and eats another.
- 8. The ground material that provides support and nutrients for many plants.
- 13. Feeds only on plants
- 14. A living thing that gets energy by eating other organisms.
- 15. A nonliving factor all organisms need to survive.
Down
- 2. Consumes both plants and animals
- 3. An interaction in which living things compete for the same limited resources.
- 5. A consumer that feeds on dead animals.
- 6. An energy source plants need to make food.
- 9. Describes living parts of an ecosystem.
- 10. A living thing, such as a plant, that makes its own food.
- 11. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.
- 12. An abiotic factor that tells how hot or cold the environment is.
