CR & P
Across
- 4. where photosynthesis occurs
- 5. the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells
- 9. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
- 11. an important “energy molecule” found in all life forms.
- 14. membrane-bound cell organelles that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
- 15. A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates
Down
- 1. a process in which one or more substances, also called reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, known as products.
- 2. a group of green pigments used by organisms that convert sunlight into energy via photosynthesis
- 3. a colorless and non-flammable gas at normal temperature and pressure.
- 6. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
- 7. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
- 8. the physical energy resulting from electromagnetic radiation, usually observed as it radiates from a source into the surrounding environment.
- 10. A tiny pore in a plant leaf surrounded by a pair of guard cells that regulate its opening and closure, and serves as the site for gas exchange.
- 12. a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction
- 13. a chemical element with an atomic number of 8
- 16. a substance that enters into and is altered in the course of a chemical reaction.