Across
- 3. organism that eats both plants and animals
- 4. animal that hunts and catches other animals for food
- 8. seasonal movement from one place to another
- 9. the wormlike early stage in the lifecycle of an insect
- 10. deep sleep that allows an organism to lower its metabolism to conserve energy
- 12. living elements in an ecosystem
- 17. the feeding relationships between organisms in an environment
- 19. animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
- 21. organism that eats plants
- 24. a group of similar organisms
- 26. organic matter made up of dead leaves, twigs, and the like
- 27. process which allows plants to use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
- 28. organism that can not make its own food, but they eat other organisms
- 29. any living thing
- 30. the sequence of changes an organism goes through
Down
- 1. everything that surrounds and influences an organism
- 2. characteristics that are passed from generation to generation
- 5. animal's young
- 6. an adaptation that allows an organism to resemble another organism
- 7. a natural home or environment for an organism
- 10. passing of physical traits
- 11. the role of an organism in a community
- 13. group of different organisms living in a given area
- 14. the stage of an animals' life cycle between larva and adult
- 15. active at night
- 16. organism that eats meat
- 18. immature form of insect that does not change greatly as it grows
- 20. organism that breaks down dead plant and animal materials
- 22. community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving environment
- 23. organism that makes its own food
- 25. nonliving elements in an ecosystem
- 27. a particular species in a given area