Carbon and the Earth Crossword

3. All water on Earth, including oceans, surface water, groundwater, and glaciers
4. The starting substance(s), written on the left side of the chemical reaction arrow, which will be destroyed during a chemical change
6. A gas found in Earth's atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning (combustion); used by plants for photosynthesis
8. A monosaccharide sugar, C6H12O6, that is produced in photosynthesis and used during cellular respiration for energy production
11. The portion of the Earth system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface
13. The whole mass of air surrounding Earth
14. A substance composed of multiple elements combined in fixed proportions
17. The amount of biomass present at each trophic level in a given area
21. The process of breaking down a substance into its smaller components of organic matter; the process of decaying
22. An organism that obtains its energy from an abiotic source, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals
23. The movement of substances that involves Earth’s physical features, such as the rock cycle, plate tectonics, or volcanism
24. The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for use in cellular processes

1. Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion
2. 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
5. The conversion of inorganic carbon to organic molecules
7. 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
9. The ending substance(s), written on the right side of the chemical reaction arrow, that are created during a chemical change
10. The continuous movement of carbon in and among the abiotic environment and living things
12. One of the primary substances that make up matter and cannot be chemically broken down or converted into other substances; defined by the atomic number
15. Containing the element carbon
16. A naturally occurring element of Earth that is an essential building block of organic compounds
17. The sum of all the life on Earth
18. A bio molecule that contains hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio and that is used as a primary energy source and structural support
19. An organism’s position on a food chain
20. Matter that does not contain carbon