Kelp Forest Vocab Chapters 4-5

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Across
  1. 3. a decomposer feeding on organic matter that produces spores
  2. 4. animals that eat only plants
  3. 6. an organism that eats dead or decaying matter and changes it into nutrients or minerals
  4. 9. an organism that eats other organisms
  5. 10. matter that comes from or is in an organism that contains carbon compounds
  6. 11. any material that is biodegradable and comes from either a plant or an animal
  7. 12. a useful diagram for displaying the feeding relationships among all the organisms in an ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. to absorb or consume matter into a living organism, tissue, or cell
  2. 2. animals that eat both plants and animals
  3. 5. the total amount of organisms in a specific area
  4. 7. animals that eat only other animals
  5. 8. an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis