Crossword Puzzle: The Biosphere

a part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities
also called a producer, an organism that can capture energy from the sunlight to produce its own food from inorganic compounds
also called a consumer, an organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes
an organism that obtains energy by consuming only plants
an organism that obtains energy by eating only animals
an organism that obtains energy by eating plants and animals
an organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter
a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
a network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships between the various organisms in an ecosystem
a step in a food chain or food web
tne conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas