Photosynthesis and Matter Cycling

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Across
  1. 3. different elements found in soil needed for pant growth
  2. 6. the natural motion of carbon through the 5 spheres
  3. 7. the abbreviation for the carbon dioxide measurement parts-per-million
  4. 9. all matter included or involved in living things
  5. 11. life forms that extract energy from the dead remains of others
  6. 14. the chemical reaction animals use to extract energy from molecules
  7. 17. a sugar created during photosynthesis and used as blood sugar in animals
  8. 18. the gas inhaled by plants and exhaled by animals
  9. 19. the chemical reaction plants use to capture solar energy and turn it into chemical energy
  10. 21. a fluid necessary for all life on Earth
Down
  1. 1. all man-made or man-controlled matter
  2. 2. life forms that need to eat other life in order to survive
  3. 4. all gases held to the surface of the planet by gravity
  4. 5. the organelle in plant life where respiration occurs
  5. 8. all water on the planet, including fresh, salt, ice, and snow
  6. 10. life forms that have the ability to create chemical energy
  7. 12. the gas exhaled by plants and inhaled by animals
  8. 13. a form of energy captured by plants
  9. 15. the organelle in plant life where photosynthesis occurs
  10. 16. all non-living matter on the planet, primarily rock
  11. 20. the small openings in leaf surfaces that plants use to breathe