Interactions in the Ecosystem

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Across
  1. 2. all non-living things are considered
  2. 4. made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
  3. 5. non-renewable resources
  4. 11. an animal that feeds on dead and decaying matter
  5. 13. all living things are considered
  6. 14. an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plants or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.
  7. 17. a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
  8. 19. the study of all living things
  9. 20. long-term weather pattern in a region
Down
  1. 1. a species that's diet consists of strictly of meat
  2. 3. the clearing of forested land
  3. 6. a species that's diet consists of both meat and plants
  4. 7. a species that's diet consists of strictly plants
  5. 8. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
  6. 9. an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
  7. 10. how carbon moves between the atmosphere, soils, living creatures, the ocean, and human sources.
  8. 12. the study of animals
  9. 15. mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties
  10. 16. mixture of gasses that surrounds the Earth
  11. 18. any living thing