A3. Bioenergetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the breakdown of glucose by using oxygen in order to produce lots of ATP (energy)
  2. 4. the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by a person or organization's actions
  3. 7. the breakdown of glucose without oxygen in order to produce a little ATP (energy)
  4. 11. the movement of carbon between the organisms, atmosphere, oceans, and soil
  5. 12. an organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals to produce food
  6. 13. carbon transferred to the soil and atmosphere via the decay (rotting) of a dead organism
  7. 16. Carbon can move between water and air
Down
  1. 1. gases are creating a curtain around the Earth trapping sunlight in the atmosphere, which keeps the earth warm
  2. 2. non-renewable energy sources that are formed from the buried remains of prehistoric plants and animals
  3. 5. different processes organisms use to make energy
  4. 6. chief pigment of photosynthesis
  5. 8. carbon transferred to a consumer when an organism is eaten
  6. 9. burning of fossil fuels leading to carbon being released in atmosphere
  7. 10. organisms that must eat to obtain food for energy
  8. 14. biological process that harnesses the energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy rich glucose
  9. 15. the gradual increase of greenhouse gases (especially carbon dioxide) increases the greenhouse effect, which increases the average global temperature