Vocab Crossword Puzzle

1. chain A group of organisms that are linked because each one is eaten by the one above it in the sequence, from plant to plant-eater to meat-eater.
3. Provides energy to warm the earth's atmosphere, and helps make plant food.
6. Organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain.
7. All the plants and animals in a place, they are connected to each other and to the non-living parts of their environment.
9. Individuals of the same kind living in an environment.
11. The place where a plant or animal naturally lives, and where it can get what it needs to live and grow.
12. Organisms that make their own food.

2. An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
4. Plants need this and it is fresh and clean.
5. Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.
6. All the living things in a place that interact with each other.
8. The environment in which seeds grow, and provides heat, nutrients, and water that are available for use to nurture plants to grow.
10. All living organisms need this to grow and survive, and it helps the plant grow.