Ecology Crossword Puzzle - Southington High School



Ecology Crossword Puzzle

The study of ecology includes a large number of vocabulary words that you might not be familiar with. Making a crossword puzzle is an effective way to learn a large number of vocabulary words and more interesting than just copying them from the board.

Your Task:

1) Form a group of 2 or 3.

2) Divide up tasks evenly.

3) Obtain two pieces of graph paper and one or two sheets of lines paper. (You may need more for rough drafts or mistakes.)

4) Create a crossword puzzle using the list of vocabulary words below. (Hint: It is easier to put in some long words first to get the puzzle started.) Try to keep the number of words across and down about the same. The vocabulary words should end up as the answers in the puzzle. The clue should be the definition of the word as given in the glossary of your text. You should summarize the definition if it is long.

5) Your final product (one per group) should be:

a. A blank puzzle (on graph paper) with all the boxes drawn appropriately numbered.

b. A similar puzzle with all the answers filled in.

c. A sheet of clues. You may put the across and down clues on separate sheets if you wish.

You can use an internet-based puzzle maker to complete the puzzle for you. You need to write down all the answers and definitions and someone reliable to enter all the information. Try



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The vocabulary WORD BANK:

|abiotic |density |niche |

|adaptation |detritus |omnivore |

|autotroph |ecosystem |organism |

|biomagnification |environment |population |

|biome |eutrophication |predation |

|biotic |food chain |symbiosis |

|carnivore |habitat |producer |

|carrying capacity |herbivore |succession (ecological) |

|consumer |keystone species |trophic level |

|decomposer |limiting factor | |

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