Vocab crossword part 1

5. the ability to maintain an ecological balance
6. living things, their remains, and features such as nests, associated with their activities
8. the process by which sugar and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water, to provide energy for the cell
10. Earth’s solid outer layer
12. an organism that obtains its energy from consuming other organisms
13. the non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem
14. all of Earth’s water in solid, liquid, and gas form
15. all the living organisms and their physical and chemical environment
16. visible forms of radiant energy

1. energy that travels through empty space
2. the layer of gases surrounding Earth
3. an organism that makes it own energy rich food compounds using the Sun’s energy
4. an ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes
7. the zone around Earth where life can exist
9. the form of energy transferred during heating and cooling
11. the process in which the Sun’s energy is converted into chemical energy