Biochemical Cycles Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Vapor: Water in the form of a gas, usually in the atmosphere.
  2. 7. To maintain or support over time.
  3. 8. A community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms) and their physical environment.
  4. 10. Cycles: The natural processes that recycle matter (such as water, carbon, and nitrogen) through living organisms, the Earth, and chemicals.
  5. 11. Precipitation in the form of liquid water falling from the sky.
  6. 13. The process of reusing materials and resources to reduce waste.
  7. 14. Collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air.
  8. 15. The surroundings in which an organism, a community, or an ecosystem lives and functions.
Down
  1. 1. A state of equilibrium or stability.
  2. 2. Substances with specific properties, like water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen compounds.
  3. 4. The communities of living organisms and the environment in which they live.
  4. 5. Cycle: The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface.
  5. 6. To reuse or renew resources in a continuous loop.
  6. 9. Cycle: The cycle that describes how carbon is exchanged among living organisms, the atmosphere, and the Earth.
  7. 12. Cycle: The cycle that explains how nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms.