science

1. the first organisms to live in an inhabited area
3. a partially enclosed body of water
6. An organism that eats other organisms
8. An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms
13. grass but very little trees
16. A dry biome
17. an event that changes an ecosystem
18. The movement of carbon
19. A region of Earth where the climate determines the type the types of plants and animals that live there
20. the slow development or replacement of an ecological community over time
23. the process in which organic matter and nutrients slowly build up in a lake or pond
25. broadleaf trees
28. Eats plants and animals
29. The place where an organism lives within an ecosystem
30. The ability to cause change in a system
31. The movement of nitrogen
32. Are trees with evergreen, needlelike leaves
33. Eats only other animals/meat

2. Takes place when energy changes from one form into another
4. The path energy transfer from producers to consumers
5. A tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy
7. The transfer of energy to an object to an object
9. Anything that has mass and takes up space
10. The movement of water
11. States that energy cannot be created or destroyed
12. Shows the feeding relationships among many different organisms in an ecosystem
14. an area of land that is soaked in water
15. A consumer that only eats plants
19. the number and variety
21. Has low average temperatures and very little precipitation
22. Uses energy to make food
24. Has low temperatures but more precipitation than biomes or tundras
26. A community of living organisms and their nonliving environment
27. A push or a pull on an object