Ecosystems and Cycles Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• predator : an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
• denitrification : the process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas, releasing it into the atmosphere.
• producer : an organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
• carnivore : an animal that feeds mainly on the flesh of other animals.
• respiration : the process by which living organisms take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
• prey : an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food.
• chemo synthesis : the biological process of that turn inorganic compounds as a source of energy, rather than sunlight
• apex predator : a predator at the top of a food chain that is not preyed upon by any other animal.
• ocean vent : a fissure in the ocean floor that ejects hot, often toxic fluids and gases into the surrounding seawater¹.
• precipitation : any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls from the atmosphere to the earth's surface.
• biome : a large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region defined by its climate and dominant vegetation.
• detritivore : an organism that feeds on dead organic matter, breaking it down into smaller particles.
• herbivore : an animal that feeds mainly on plants.
• trophic chain : a sequence of organisms in which each one is a source of food for the next one in the chain.
• consumer : an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
• ecosystem : a community of living and non-living things interacting with each other in a specific environment.
• photosynthesis : the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water.