Ecology crossword Puzzle

some _________ factors are sunlight, temperature atmospheric gases water and soil.
using energy from sunlight or a chemical source to make food
large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things
flesh-eating mammals
group of animals living in a certain place
plants are this, they make their own food
an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants
home of an animal or a plant
has a lot of importance in restricting the size of a population
animal that eats either other animals or plants
each step in the ecological pyramid
_______ uses natural materials like trees and plants to make heat
living components of an ecosystem
plants and animals living together and depending on one another for various necessities of life
relationships between living things and their environment
an organism that feeds on dead and decomposing organic matter.
a living thing that must eat other organisms to obtain energy necessary for life.
break down the unused dead material and turn them into nutrients in the soil
shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature
includes all of the living things (plants, animals and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments