Keywords in Ecosystem Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• adaptations : features of organisms that help them survive in their habitat
• ecology : the study of organisms in their natural environment
• ecosystem : a network of interactions between living organisms and non-living things in an environment
• environment : everything around the organism that affects it
• food web : two or more food chains link together
• habitat : the place where an organism lives
• interact : affect one another
• nocturnal : rest during the day and active at night
• diurnal : rest at night and active during the day
• decomposers : an organism that breakdowns dead and decaying organisms
• consumers : an organism that feeds on other organisms as food
• producers : an organism that generate their own food
• prey : an organism that is hunted and eaten by other animals
• predator : an organism that hunts and feeds on other animals
• camouflage : features that help an organism to blend in with its surrounding
• migration : moving to another habitat to avoid difficult conditions
• carnivore : an organism that feeds on other animals
• herbivore : an organism that feeds on plants
• omnivore : an organism that feeds on both animals and plants
• deciduous : plants that are deciduous lose their leaves to become dormant
• dormancy : an inactive state that allows an organism to survive harsh conditions
• hibernation : an animal goes into deep sleep to survive difficult conditions in the winter
• interdependence : organisms in the same food chain all depends on each other
• organism : a living thing, that carries out the processes of life