Across
- 3. A plant is an example of a primary _______. L1
- 4. Animal ____ for food and mates, plants _____ for light and nutrients and water. L1
- 6. The square device used in the "sampling" lesson You count all the species you are interested in that you see in this square. L4
- 11. Cutting down large areas of trees. It's being done to the amazon :(. L6
- 12. ______ factors include temperature, light intensity, water, soil type. L1
- 14. An adaptation some creatures have to blend in and not be seen so they can avoid predators. L2
- 15. When there are lots of different creatures in an ecosystem all depending and interacting with one another. L6
- 16. Rain, snow, sleet. Part of the water cycle. L5
- 18. Cacti have shallow and widespread _____s to get as much water as possible from any desert rain. L2
- 19. The process, which absorbs sunlight, that plants do to make energy which ultimately fuels the whole food chain and all life! L3
- 22. An animal that only eats meat. L3
- 23. When water ____ it turns into water vapour in the air as part of the water cycle. L5
Down
- 1. An adaptation that camels have to store water in fat. L2
- 2. The ______ house effect is causing global warming. Because we are adding carbon dioxide too much to the atmosphere.
- 5. An animal at the top of its food chain - it preys on other creatures. L3
- 7. If the number of predators increase, the number of prey _______.
- 8. Changes to a body to suit a location. So the creature can better survive its environment. L2
- 9. An organism that can live in very extreme environments. L2
- 10. Breaks down dead and decaying biological matter, returning it to the soil e.g. fungus. L3
- 13. Many food chains all interconnected are called food ___. L3
- 17. All creatures do this process to make energy from glucose and oxygen. Returns CO2 to the air in the carbon cycle. L5
- 20. ____ fuels are made of dead, very compressed biological material. We burn them to create electricity. L5
- 21. A habitat where it rains very little. L2