7.4 Lesson 3

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Across
  1. 2. Bacteria, fungi, and invertebrates that break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.
  2. 4. Water absorption into the soil to become groundwater.
  3. 7. __________________ of Matter = Matter is not created or destroyed, but recycled within ecosystems.
  4. 9. The input needed for cellular respiration to happen are: oxygen and ___________
  5. 11. The place in a cell where cellular respiration takes place
  6. 13. The purpose of photosynthesis is to ___________ food for plants
  7. 14. Chemical substances (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus) required for organism growth and reproduction.
  8. 15. The inputs needed for photosynthesis to happen are: carbon dioxide, sunlight, and ___________
Down
  1. 1. Reservoirs that store carbon, such as forests or oceans.
  2. 3. The outputs created once photosynthesis has happened are: glucose and _______________
  3. 5. The outputs created once cellular respiration has happened are: ___________, carbon dioxide, and water
  4. 6. The purpose of cellular respiration is to __________ food down for energy
  5. 7. The place in a cell where photosynthesis takes place
  6. 8. The sequence of how energy and nutrients are transferred throughout an ecosystem.
  7. 10. Biogeochemical ___________ is the movement of nutrients (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, water) through the atmosphere, soil, water, and living organisms.
  8. 12. The layer of gases surrounding Earth, containing nitrogen and CO2