1						2																3		4
																			5		6
				7										8
												9
	10		11							12						13	14
			15																16							17
													18															19
			20																				21
												22			23
								24													25
26					27																							28
																	29
30			31											32				33			34
								35
																												36
		37
																				38
											39
																	40
41
																		42
			43								44
																			45

Across 1. zone that extends over the continental shelf 5. large land mass formed 225 million years ago 7. group of land ecosystems with similar climate and organisms 9. made of many overlapping food chains 11. carnivore that eats bodies of dead organisms 13. examples of these are clover, beans, peas and alfalfa 15. movement of organism from one place to another 18. organism that can make their own food through photosynthesis 20. animal that eats only plants 22. food chains show the movement of _____ though the ecosystem 25. organism that has to obtain energy by feeding on other organisms 26. examples of rain, snow, sleet, hail 28. only ___ %of the energy is passed on to each level 29. the bacteria and legumes have this type of relationship 35. changing free nitrogen into a usable form of nitrogen 37. organisms that break down wastes and return raw materials to the ecosystem 38. series of events in which one organism date another and obtains energy 39. the leafy roof formed by tall trees 40. zone that exists between high and low tides 41. organism that is carried into a new location by people 42. a limit to dispersal 43. organisms that eat both producers and consumers 45. water, mountains, deserts are examples of these barriers

Down 2. typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time 3. these are deeper than ponds 4. grasslands found closer to the equator 6. bacteria live on these bumps on roots 8. trees with needles and cones 10. shorter trees and vines in the rain forest 12. liquid water absorbs energy and changes to a gas 14. where fresh water meets marine water 16. having moderate temperatures 17. most of the energy in an energy pyramid is found at the ______ 19. area that receives less than 25 cm of rain per year 21. plates move and carry the continents with them 23. flows faster and is cloudier 24. this gas is released when things burn 27. soil that is frozen year round 30. animals that eat other animals 31. gas changes to a liquid 32. trees with leaves that fall off each fall 33. producers release this gas during photosynthesis 34. study of where organisms live 36. places on Earth that have different biomes from top to bottom 44. all food chains, and energy pyramids must start with energy from this