Energy and Matter Flow

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Across
  1. 4. sum of primary and secondary minus what decomposers use
  2. 6. long term storage of carbon
  3. 8. total rate of photosynthesis in a given area
  4. 12. organisms that create their own energy
  5. 13. promotes stability or reduces the rate at which change is occurring
  6. 14. amplifies a change or effect (can be very bad)
  7. 15. NH4+ is converted into nitrites and then nitrates by bacteria
Down
  1. 1. organisms that must eat to get energy
  2. 2. dissolving and washing away nutrients
  3. 3. photosynthesis, basis for most other growth in ecosystem
  4. 5. water is stored until it evaporates again
  5. 7. herbivores, creates biomass by eating plants
  6. 9. N2 is converted into ammonia and ammonium
  7. 10. bacteria convert some nitrates back into gas and releases it
  8. 11. ammonia and nitrates are taken up by plants and enter food web