Year 8 Ecosystems Key Words

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Across
  1. 5. An animal that eats both plants and animals
  2. 7. All the different populations living together in an area
  3. 11. An animal that eats other animals
  4. 13. An animal that hunts and eats other animals
  5. 14. Non-living factors in an ecosystem, such as light or temperature
  6. 16. An animal that eats only plants
  7. 17. All the members of one species living in an area
  8. 18. A community of living organisms interacting with their environment
  9. 19. When organisms depend on each other for survival
  10. 20. When organisms compete for the same resources
Down
  1. 1. A feature that helps an organism survive in its environment
  2. 2. An organism that makes its own food using photosynthesis
  3. 3. Living parts of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals
  4. 4. An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator
  5. 6. The natural place where an organism lives
  6. 8. An organism that eats other organisms for energy
  7. 9. A group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring
  8. 10. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
  9. 12. A diagram showing many linked food chains
  10. 15. A diagram showing the transfer of energy between organisms