Ecosystems and Biogeochemicals
Across
- 7. the process by which water vapor turns to liquid
- 8. an organism that makes its own food
- 9. the process in which bacteria make food with chemical energy.
- 11. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
- 12. levels The position an organism fills in a food chain
- 14. made up of the interaction of all living organisms
- 15. the movement of digested food molecules into the cells of the body where they are used.
- 16. a process where liquids change to a gas or vapor.
- 17. the process by which water is pulled from the roots of the plant through the stems and leaves and released through microscopic holes in the leaves called stomata.
- 19. an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments.
Down
- 1. organisms that carry out photosynthesis
- 2. nonliving
- 3. the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.
- 4. the act or process of ammoniating
- 5. an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plants or animal matter
- 6. organisms that feeds on plants or other animals for energy.
- 8. The liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground
- 10. living things within an ecosystem
- 13. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
- 18. exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide