Across
- 3. average weather conditions in an area over time
- 9. process that changes atmospheric nitrogen into compounds usable by living things
- 12. organisms that do not need to eat other organisms to obtain energy
- 13. single path model showing how energy flows in an ecosystem
- 14. to set free
- 17. multi path model of energy transfer showing how the food chains in a community are interconnected
- 19. animals that hunt other animals
- 20. animals that are hunted
- 21. process using chemical energy in matter to make food
Down
- 1. series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen
- 2. process during which water vapor changes into liquid water
- 4. __________ factors are living things in an ecosystem
- 5. unicellular organisms without a membrane-bound nucleus
- 6. water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
- 7. layer of gases surrounding Earth
- 8. organisms that must eat other organisms for energy
- 10. process during which liquid water changes into water vapor
- 11. _________ factors are nonliving things in an ecosystem
- 15. living and nonliving things in a given area
- 16. model showing the amount of energy available in each step of a food chain
- 18. cannot be separated by chemical means