Ecology

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

2. Noticeable heterogeneity (9)
3. A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated (7)
5. A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (plural) (10)
6. How plants make food from sunlight (14)
9. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs (7)
13. The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules (11)
14. A community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member (9)
15. A person who uses goods or services (plural) (9)
16. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (9)

1. A building with glass walls and roof (10)
4. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (13)
7. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances (plural) (9)
8. The process of becoming a vapor (11)
10. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants (plural) (10)
11. The occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity (6)
12. Someone who manufactures something (plural) (9)