Ecosystems and Cycles Crossword Puzzle

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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.