Ecology Part II
Across
- 3. the process that moves carbon between plants, animals, and microbes; minerals in the earth; and the atmosphere
- 7. The total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions
- 8. the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.
- 11. having an osmotic pressure higher than that of an isotonic solution.
- 12. the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level.
- 14. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 15. the spontaneous passage or diffusion of water or other solvents through a semipermeable membrane
- 16. the state when two solutions have equal concentration of solutes across a semipermeable membrane
- 17. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
- 18. the significant variation of average weather conditions becoming, for example, warmer, wetter, or drier—over several decades or longer
- 19. A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight.
Down
- 1. the biogeochemical cycle that describes the transformation and translocation of phosphorus
- 2. a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere
- 4. the process of cellular respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen gas to produce energy from food
- 5. a colorless, odorless gas found in our atmosphere. Its chemical formula is CO2,
- 6. a naturally occurring phenomenon and does not require the cell to expend energy to accomplish the movement.
- 9. a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms
- 10. the process in which incomplete oxidation of glucose occurs in the absence of oxygen.
- 11. having a lower osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.
- 13. the long-term heating of Earth's surface