U-Pick Ecology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus; often classified as decomposers in a food chain or web
  2. 3. Group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
  3. 5. Source of all the energy in an ecosystem; plants convert this to chemical energy using photosynthesis
  4. 10. Organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
  5. 11. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
  6. 13. Living factors in a habitat
  7. 14. A consumer that eats animals and plants
  8. 15. Organism that is hunted and killed for food
  9. 16. Any living thing
Down
  1. 2. An organism, such as plants, that makes its own food; also called producers
  2. 4. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
  3. 6. Animals obtain this from the foods they eat
  4. 7. A one-celled or many-celled organism such as a mushroom, yeast, or mold; often classified as decomposers in a food chain or web
  5. 8. A consumer that eats plants
  6. 9. Organisms that hunts and kills its food
  7. 12. A consumer that eats other animals