Science 7 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
  2. 5. gases to exchange...ex: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
  3. 7. an organism that obtains energy by eating only plants
  4. 9. an essential gas for plants in order to make their own food
  5. 11. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault, tectonic plate, or from volcanic activity
  6. 12. the name for the substances that start a chemical reaction
  7. 16. a mountain that is created as liquid rock and ash that can erupt from inside the earth, creates new land
  8. 17. a large, destructive forest or brush fire that spreads quickly, creates rich soil
  9. 22. a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.
  10. 23. sugar; made during photosynthesis; main source of energy for plants and animals
  11. 24. energy from food
  12. 27. (stimuli) something that causes and organisms to respond
  13. 28. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land usually due to an abnormal amount of rainfall
  14. 31. an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
  15. 33. the release of water vapor from the leaves of plants through the stomata on the bottom of leaves
  16. 35. a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean
  17. 36. how plants respond to stimulus like touch, gravity, water, and sunlight
  18. 39. a push or pull on an object
  19. 40. the force that pulls objects toward each other
  20. 41. causes and object to move in the direction of the force
  21. 42. any natural event that occurs on earth and causes significant changes or damage to the earth's surface. May include storms, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
  22. 46. a long period of dry weather or lack of rain (precipitation)
  23. 47. plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves/flowers
  24. 50. a catastrophic event, not caused by human activity, that can upset the balance in an ecosystem; includes weather events such as hurricanes, floods, etc., earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
  25. 52. a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center, can be catastrophic when it makes landfall
  26. 53. an organism that eats primary consumers; example: an omnivore or carnivore
Down
  1. 1. organelle responsible for ATP (energy) generation for cellular activities through process of cellular respiration
  2. 3. how plants respond to light
  3. 4. an organism that gets energy by eating flesh (meat)
  4. 6. an organism that eats producers; example: an herbivore
  5. 8. the process of energy changing easily from one form to another. Example: Eating food (chemical) allows us to move our bodies (kinetic) until we begin to sweat (thermal).
  6. 10. a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria that absorbs radiant energy
  7. 13. water pressure within a plant cell
  8. 14. the process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars, which they use for food
  9. 15. a community of organisms where there are several food chains inter-connected to show the transfer of energy from one organism to the next
  10. 18. a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
  11. 19. a gas that is the waste product in photosynthesis
  12. 20. how plants respond to the pull of gravity
  13. 21. the continual breathing in of carbon dioxide and out of oxygen gas in a plant
  14. 25. energy from the sun
  15. 26. an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
  16. 29. a substance produced in a chemical reaction
  17. 30. the transfer of energy from one organism to the next
  18. 32. (stomata) small opening (pore) in the lower epidermis of a plant that allows for respiration
  19. 34. an organism that eats secondary consumers; example: a carnivore
  20. 37. energy of electromagnetic waves;(the sun)
  21. 38. feeding level (and energy level) in an ecosystem
  22. 43. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
  23. 44. how plants respond to water
  24. 45. how plants respond to touch
  25. 48. plant tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant
  26. 49. an organism that makes its own food; plants and algae
  27. 51. an organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter(biomass)