Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

About the Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers ecosystems as connected communities of organisms and their surroundings, from forests and wetlands to deserts and reefs. Look for terms such as producer, decomposer, mutualism, biodiversity, and water cycle, along with familiar plants, places, and ecological processes. It suits students learning ecology, nature enthusiasts, and anyone curious about how living things interact with one another and their environment.

This crossword draws on 46 clues about Ecosystems. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Simple aquatic organisms that photosynthesize (5 letters)
• •Element found in all known life (6 letters)
• •Dry region receiving little precipitation (6 letters)
• •Narrow-leaved plant common in lawns and prairies (5 letters)
• •Small nonvascular plant often carpeting damp surfaces (4 letters)
• •Relationship where one organism benefits at another's expense (10 letters)
• •Organism that makes its own nourishment (8 letters)
• •Tropical grassland dotted with trees (7 letters)

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