Ecology and Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• water cycle : continuous movement of water between earth's surface and air
• consumer : gets energy from feeding directly on producers or the animals that feed on producers
• respiration : how a cell releases energy
• energy pyramid : diagram of how energy moves through a food chain
• transpiration : loss of water through leaves
• composting : the process in which decomposers breakdown organic matter so it can be used as a natural fertilizer
• scavenger : seeks out the remains of dead animals to eat
• predator : living things that hunt and kill other living things for food
• carbon cycle : recycling of carbon between the atmosphere and living things
• decomposer : breaks down dead organisms into simpler substances
• photosynthesis : how a plant makes food to store energy
• nitrogen cycle : continuous trapping of nitrogen into compounds in soil and returning nitrogen to the air
• producer : use energy from the sun to make food
• prey : animals that are hunted