Ecosystems

5. a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
9. organism at the top of the food chain
10. the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
15. the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens
17. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
20. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
22. the ability to make things move or change
24. an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)
25. A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive
26. organism that eats primary consumers

1. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
2. how producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)
3. organism that eats producers
4. matter matter that is the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
6. What storage molecules are needed for
7. a type of energy storage molecule made by consumers and decomposters
8. matter from living and dead organisms in an ecosystem
11. a type of energy storage molecule made by all types of organisms
12. an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
13. all the living and nonliving things in a particular area
14. an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)
16. chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
18. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
19. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
21. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
23. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.