Ecosystem Crossword Puzzle

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Across
6. captures the sun's energy.
8. plant and/or animal eater.
11. a community of plants and animals living together in a particular climate
12. plant life of an area.
14. a shortage of water, or period of dryness.
15. rain or snowfall.
16. meat eater only.

Down
1. bacteria or fungi.
2. plant-eater only.
3. a living being
4. plant that stay green all year.
5. a process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.
7. the average weather conditions of an area.
9. the demand by organism on its environmental resources such as space, food, and water.
10. trees that lose their leaves.
13. a structure or behavior that helps a plant or animal live in its surroundings.