Across
- 3. insect;as larva eats underwater plants,insects,and small animals;as adult eats only plants.
- 4. feeds mainly on dead material.
- 5. state animal of PA.
- 8. eats flying insects and seeds;lives in tall plants at a ponds edge.
- 9. all organisms in a feeding level which are the same number of steps away from the sun.
- 10. an animal without a backbone;scavenger;eats pieces of dead plants and animals.
- 11. insct that has a short adult life and probably doesn't eat.
- 14. organisms that get their energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms.
- 16. eats plants and their seeds in shallow water.
- 19. known as "Water Pennies".
- 20. microscopic plant that appears like green slime when clumped together.
Down
- 1. animal without a backbone;eats algae,bacteria,and pieces of dead plants and animals.
- 2. feeds mainly on primary consumers.
- 6. feeds on both primary and secondary consumers.
- 7. feeds mainly on producers.
- 12. organisms which uses elements from the environment to make its own food.
- 13. tertiary consumer native to PA.
- 15. microscopic organism that makes its own food or captures othe one-celled animals.
- 17. breaks down dead organisms and wastes,completes the nutrient cycle in an ecosystem.
- 18. as adults male eats nectar and fruit;women suck blood for food.
