Forest Ecosystem Review Crossword

an organism that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it
A cow chewing grass, a man eating a steak, earthworms digesting manure, and mold growing on bread all represent consumers in action because in each case the organism is consuming organic ___________ .
an organism that absorbs nutrients from living things or the organic matter they leave behind, turning it into simpler inorganic matter
Decomposers do not need to ____ to get their food
All decomposers are technically _________ as well, but often they are spoken of as separate categories.
Most decomposers are ________ or fungi.
not produced by living things
produced almost exclusively by living (or once-living) things
a single living thing
all the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place
an organism that converts simple inorganic matter (such as water and carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein)
become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree
make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree