This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 18 clues. Answers range from 4 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Organisms that produce their own food
Network or related food chains
An animal killed for food
A type of consumer that eats animal material
A type of consumer that eats plant material
Tiny plants and animals that break down dead materials into nutrients
Plants and animals in an area,functioning together with their surroundings
the process plants use to make food from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
organisms that get nutrients by eating other organisms
an animal that kills other animals for food
a partnership between organisms that helps one or both of them survive
water vapor forms clouds and returns to Earth
change of water from a liquid to a gas state
natural home of a plant or animal
the number of different organisms in an ecosystem
living factors that directly or indirectly affect an organism in its environment, such as disease, predators, and parasites
non-living factors that affect organism survival, such as water availability, pollution, and temperature range
water lost to the atmosphere by the activities of plants