Flow of Energy in an
Ecosystem
Study Guide
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Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem
Across
8. The ability to do work
10. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical (abiotic) environment
13. Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms
17. The rate at which a population could grow
19. The process plants use to convert sunlight into glucose for energy
20. A diagram of energy flow in a community
21. "All eater" - both plant and animal eater
22. The largest population that a given environment can support
23. ALL living organisms in an area
24. Plant eater
Down
1. Represents the feeding position in a food chain or food web
2. A group of the same species of organisms living in an area
3. Organisms that eat producers or other organisims for energy
4. Biological material (energy) from living or recently living organisms
5. Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food through a process called photosynthesis
6. A diagram showing which animals eat which other animals or plants in a given ecological community
7. a consumer that is at the top of the food chain
9. The non-living parts of an ecosystem such as soil, climate and rainfall
11. an organism that feeds on dead or decomposing matter
12. A consumer that eats other organisms, including plants and plant eaters
14. Meat eater
15. A single living organism
16. Things that keep a population from growing to its fullest potential
18. Living factors in an ecosystem
19. A consumer that eats only plants