Earth's Atmosphere: Photosynthesis and Respiration Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A single, self-contained entity that performs all of the basic functions of life
  2. 3. also known as co2
  3. 5. cells convert the chemical
  4. 6. stored in nutrients into ATP, using an electron transport chain with a final electron acceptor other than oxygen
  5. 8. A very large molecule consisting of many smaller structural units linked together
  6. 13. cells convert chemical energy stored in various compounds into useful energy for cellular processes
  7. 15. C6H12O6 produced in photosynthesis and used during cellular respiration
  8. 16. produces ethanol and carbon dioxide
  9. 17. creates their own energy from an abiotic source
  10. 19. Energy carried by an electromagnetic wave as it travels through space
  11. 22. Electromagnetic waves given off by a source into the surrounding environment
  12. 23. also known as ATP
  13. 24. The ability of a system to do work or produce heat
Down
  1. 1. produces lactic acid by the conversion of sugars into cellular energy
  2. 4. The starting substances which will be destroyed during a chemical change
  3. 7. used as a primary energy source and structural support
  4. 9. process by which cells use oxygen and the chemical energy stored in nutrients to make ATP
  5. 10. A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis that is used for respiration
  6. 11. the power factory of the cell
  7. 12. capture light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen
  8. 14. Anything that has volume and mass
  9. 18. The ending substances that are created during a chemical change
  10. 20. An organism that must consume other organisms for energy
  11. 21. Energy stored in chemical bonds