Across 1. nonliving things that have never lived 8. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form 9. part of a plant designed to attract particular insects or critters to help pollinate the flower 10. a green pigment that allows a plant to absorb the sun's light energy 12. part of a plant where photosynthesis occurs. 16. organisms that break down dead material 18. gas emitted by plants after photosynthesis. 19. traces one path energy flow from the sun, to producers, to consumers, to decomposers. (2 Words) 21. an animal that eats plants, considered in terms of its position in a food chain (2 Words) 23. water vapor released from plants after photosynthesis 24. dust like grains at the top of the stamen 26. the process in which plants make food by using water from the soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy from sunlight. 28. the result of fertilized flower and will contain seeds 30. a community of organisms and the environment in which they live 31. male part of a flower 32. the reproductive part of some seed bearing plants 33. describe an interconnection of food webs and represent multiple pathways of energy flow through an ecosystem (2 Words) 34. an animal that eats other animals; a secondary consumer

Down 2. an animal that eats plants and animals 3. an animal that eats only producers 4. organisms that make their own food 5. all living things 6. water falling from the sky back to earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail 7. swollen area at base of stamen where seeds are formed 11. female part of a flower 13. organisms that eat other organisms 14. water vapor that cools and becomes water liquid, occurs in a cloud 15. an animal that consumes the animals that eat only plants (2 Words) 17. water liquid that warms up and becomes water vapor, occurs over rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. 20. gas used by plants to perform photosynthesis (2 Words) 22. process by which pollen is transferred from the tip of the stamen into the tube of the pistil 25. food created by plants during photosynthesis 27. the main structure of a plant that supports its other parts and transports nutrients 29. anchor the plant in the soil and gather the water and nutrients from the soil