science crossword

3. A group of interacting species living in a common location.
4. A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.
6. The total mass of all living organisms in a given area or volume.
8. An organism that consumes both plant and animal matter.
9. An organism that primarily consumes meat.
12. Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and depend on other organisms for nutrition.
14. Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.
16. consumer Herbivores that feed on primary producers.
18. Referring to organisms that convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars.
19. A community of living organisms and their interactions with their abiotic environment.

1. Microscopic plant-like organisms in aquatic environments that perform photosynthesis.
2. Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
5. Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.
7. An organism that feeds on dead organic material.
10. An organism that primarily consumes plants.
11. Organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organic material.
13. Autotrophs that produce food for themselves and other organisms.
14. Referring to organisms that obtain energy through the chemical reactions of inorganic substances, typically without sunlight.
15. Cycling The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter.
17. Living components of an ecosystem.