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Across 3. arrows in a food chain point in the direction that _____ flows 8. organisms that make their own food 9. animals that eat both herbivores and carnivores 10. any living factor 16. main source of energy in all food webs 17. one of the 2 components of climate 21. replacement of one community by another at a single place over time 22. one of two places on earth with the greatest biodiversity 23. one of two places on earth with the greatest biodiversity 26. percent of energy passed on between trophic levels in a food chain 27. animals that eat plants

Down 1. place where an organism lives 2. variety of organisms in a given area 4. all organisms require this 5. interconnected group of food chains 6. organism found at the top of a food pyramid 7. organisms that break down the remains of animals 11. each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem 12. one of the 2 components of climate 13. examples are lichen and mosses 14. organism that eats other organisms 15. group of various species that live in the same place, a herd of lions and the hyenas and the ostriches and the acacia trees 18. any nonliving factor 19. the bison, and the wildflowers and the prairie dogs and the rocks and the stream and the rain 20. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time 24. a predator, pollinates, swimmer, decomposer 25. large region characterized by a specific kind of climate