Across
- 3. - organisms (decomposers), such as fungi, that feed on decaying organic matter.
- 8. - Cannot make its own food ex. Humans and Animals.
- 11. - Consumers that eat only meat (other animals). Examples: Cats, foxes, lions, wolves
- 13. - Nonliving things in the environment. Examples: sunlight, water, rocks, temperature and air.
- 14. - A group of organisms that share similar characteristics.
- 16. A large group of food chains that connect to one another.
- 18. - Consumers that eat meat and plants. Examples: Pigs, bears, humans
- 20. - Animals that hunt other animals.
- 21. - animals (decomposers), such as termites, and worms, which feed on dead organic material
Down
- 1. - The process by which plants, algae, and bacteria use energy from sunlight to make food (Glucose)
- 2. - A living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes dead plants/animals
- 4. - Can make their own food. Example: Plants, Algae
- 5. Living things in the environment ( humans, plants, animals)
- 6. A model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one thing to another.
- 7. Made up of living and nonliving things in an area.
- 9. - An animal that feeds on a large amount of dead animal and plant material present in its habitat.
- 10. - All the populations of organisms that live in the same area.
- 12. A diagram that shows how energy changes as it moves through a food chain and web. What is the 10 rule? The ten percent rule of energy transfer states that each level in an ecosystem only gives 10% of its energy to the levels above it.
- 15. - Consumers that eat only plants. Examples: Cows, zebras, elephants
- 17. - A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
- 19. - Animals that are hunted by other animals.