Trees and Forests Crossword

4. These animals eat only plants.
6. These lichens are leaf-like (look like leaves).
8. Type of fungi that can be found on the roots of trees.
9. Sometimes I am poisonous! Other times, I can be eaten by animals and/or people.
11. The top layer of the forest.
12. Decomposers break down dead animals and plants to complete the ____________ cycle.
14. What part of the forest ecosystem do rocks, soil, sun and air belong to?
15. Bacteria and beetles are examples of ________.
18. The gas we breath out that trees use for photosynthesis.
19. A fungus that grows on the side of trees.

1. The very bottom layer of the forest is called the forest _________.
2. All plants and animals are connected. We call these connections the food ______.
3. Plants make their own food. What is this process called?
5. The most important thing trees give us.
7. An area of living and non-living components which form an environment.
10. This organism is a combination of fungus and algae.
13. Tent caterpillars have a (negative/or/positive) effect on trees.
16. Organisms that eat other organisms.
17. These organisms make their own food.