Carbon and the Earth

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Across
  1. 3. The movement of substances that involves Earth’s physical features, such as the rock cycle, plate tectonics, or volcanism
  2. 6. A monosaccharide sugar, C6H12O6,that is produced in photosynthesis and used during cellular respiration for energy production
  3. 10. The amount of biomass present at each trophic level in a given area
  4. 13. The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases
  5. 14. The sum of all the life on Earth
  6. 15. A gas found in Earth's atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning(combustion); used by plants for photosynthesis
  7. 20. One of the primary substances that make up
  8. 21. Containing the element carbon
  9. 23. The process by which autotrophic organisms capture light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, thereby storing some of the captured energy in chemical bonds
  10. 24. The process by which cells convert chemical energy stored in various compounds, such as sugars, into useful energy for cellular processes; may be aerobic or anaerobic
  11. 25. and cannot be chemically broken down or
  12. 26. A substance composed of multiple elements combined in fixed proportions
  13. 27. An organism’s position on a food chain
Down
  1. 1. The conversion of inorganic carbon to organic molecules
  2. 2. A naturally occurring element of Earth that is an essential building block of organic compounds
  3. 4. The ending substance(s), written on the right side of the chemical reaction arrow, that are created during a chemical change
  4. 5. Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion
  5. 7. All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers
  6. 8. A biomolecule that contains hydrogen, carbon,and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio and that is used as a primary energy source and structural support
  7. 9. The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for use in cellular processes
  8. 11. Matter that does not contain carbon
  9. 12. The starting substance(s), written on the left side of the chemical reaction arrow, which will be destroyed during a chemical change
  10. 16. The movement of carbon in and among the abiotic environment and living things
  11. 17. The process of breaking down a substance into its smaller components of organic matter; the process of decaying
  12. 18. The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms,and the processes that shape Earth’s surface
  13. 19. An organism that obtains its energy from an abiotic source, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals
  14. 22. into other substances; defined by the atomic number