Word Search: Ecology first 17 terms

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Across
  1. 4. the ability to maintain a ecological balance
  2. 9. visible forms of radiant energy
  3. 11. the non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem
  4. 14. the form of energy transferred during heating or cooling
  5. 16. to describe the position of an organism along a food chain.
  6. 17. an ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes
  7. 18. an organism that makes its own energy-rich food compounds using the Sun’s energy
  8. 19. the zone around Earth where life can exist
Down
  1. 1. A chemical process in which energy is released from food
  2. 2. energy that travels through empty space
  3. 3. an organism that obtains energy from consuming other organisms
  4. 5. the layer of gases surrounding Earth
  5. 6. the process in which the Sun's energy is converted into chemical energy
  6. 7. organisms, each feeding on the next, showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another
  7. 8. all of Earth's water in solid, liquid, and gas form
  8. 10. all the living organisms and their physical and chemical environment
  9. 12. living things, their remains, and features, such as nests, associated with their activities
  10. 13. Earth’s solid outer layer
  11. 15. the function a species serves in its ecosystem,