Matter & Energy in Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 2. The ability to make things move or change
  2. 5. The process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)
  3. 7. Matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks
  4. 8. A starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction
  5. 10. Something that is required for a process
  6. 11. A molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
  7. 13. A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  8. 14. A type of atom (tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
  9. 15. An organism that can make its own energy storage molecules
  10. 17. The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
Down
  1. 1. An ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
  2. 2. A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive
  3. 3. All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
  4. 4. Matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem
  5. 6. An organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
  6. 9. An organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)
  7. 12. Something that results from a process
  8. 16. A closed ecosystem made by humans