Cell Resp & Photosynthesis W/ Respect To Humans and their Ecological Footprint
Across
- 1. enhances development of organisms
- 3. "normal plants" they do not have photosynthetic adaptations to conserve resources
- 5. pores found in plant tissue that control gas exchange and water loss
- 11. a measure of how acidic/basic water is
- 13. anything that speeds up the life cycle of an organism
- 15. last part of calvin cycle
- 18. type of photosynthetic activity whose rates vary depending on the time of year
- 20. oxidation of electron carriers happens in the ___ (abbreviated)
- 21. how many billion hectares of forested land is lost each year (spelled out)
- 23. excessive plant growth due to high availability of growth factors
- 24. second stage of the calvin cycle
- 25. largest photosynthetic land area in the world
- 26. a type of plant w/ a photosynthetic adaptation to conserve resources; also a soccer position
- 27. first part of the calvin cycle
Down
- 2. a process that decreases oxygen availability in the waterway by breaking down dead micro-organisms
- 4. product of glycolysis
- 6. organism that is often the byproduct of eutrophication
- 7. BONUS: regenerated molecule in the krebs cycle
- 8. people destroy a large forest to make room for a large metropolis in pursuit of this
- 9. electron carrier in cell respiration that is the most efficient
- 10. a type of natural disaster that destroys habitats and is frequent on the west coast of the US
- 12. cutting down trees in excess
- 14. BONUS: one of our favorite C3 Plants to eat
- 15. when excess liquid flows across the surface of the land and into nearby creeks, streams, or ponds; can cause eutrophication in the presence of fertilizer
- 16. byproduct of calvin cycle, biomass
- 17. first photosystem in light-dependent reactions
- 19. the most important soil nutrient for plants
- 22. toxin produced by algal blooms starting with the letter "m"