Across
- 2. Non-living factors like sunlight, temperature, and soil in an ecosystem.
- 4. A measure of how hot or cold the environment is.
- 6. Refers to living components in an ecosystem.
- 8. An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
- 10. A key abiotic factor essential for photosynthesis in plants.
- 12. The capacity to do work, transferred through food chains.
- 13. A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
- 16. An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients.
- 18. A type of adaptation related to the physical features of an organism.
Down
- 1. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- 2. A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 3. A type of adaptation related to how an organism behaves to survive.
- 5. A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
- 7. When organisms compete for resources like food and space.
- 9. An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.
- 11. A careful search or examination to discover facts about an ecosystem.
- 14. An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- 15. The amount of water present in the environment.
- 17. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.