Life and Living Systems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• consumer : organism that feeds on other animals or plants
• habitat : the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
• herbivore : an organism who eats mainly plants
• instinct : the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it
• producer : organisms that create their own food
• predator : animals that hunt down, kill, and eat other animals
• decomposer : an organism that causes organic material to break down
• migration : the movement from one region to another and often back again
• environment : the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
• ecosystem : a group of plants, animals and bacteria that work together to remain healthy
• omnivore : something that eats meats and plants
• prey : an animal, who is hunted for food
• adaptation : the adjustment to environmental conditions
• camouflage : the way that the color or shape of an animal or plant appears to mix with its natural environment to prevent it from being seen by attackers
• food chain : a sequence of organisms dependent on each other for food
• carnivore : an organism that eats only meat
• hibernation : the state of being asleep for the winter