Unit 2 Crossword

4. living things dead things organic matter in soil removing CO2 through photosynthesis adding CO2 through cellular respiration volcanic eruptions
8. includes Atmosphere the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet Biosphere where life exists Hydrosphere total amount of water found on the Earth Geosphere includes the rocks and minerals
9. Autotrophs- automatically make their own food, using the energy from the sun and Heterotroph obtain energy by eating other organisms
10. Examples are yeast, yogurt and saurkraut
13. Made up of adenosine, 5 carbon sugar and 2 phosphate groups
15. releases energy by breaking down food molecules
16. N2 (atmospheric) NH4+ (ammonium) Nitrogen fixing bacteria living in root nodules decomposers
17. converts chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more usable for the cell, site of cellular respiration
18. is an essential nutrient for animals and plants
19. Energy flows through an ecosystem, while matter cycles within it
20. uses light energy to make two molecules needed for the next stage of photosynthesis

1. captures energy from the sunlight and converts it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis, found only in plants
2. In order of Condensation, Transpiration, Precipitation, Evaporation, Percolation
3. One of the principal chemical compounds the cells use to store and release energy is adenosine triphosphate
5. In order of factories(add CO2)decomposition(adds CO2)animal respiration(add CO2)plant respiration(adds CO2) photosynthesis(removes CO2)
6. this to each other.
7. examples are herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and detritivores.
11. The reactants and products
12. also known as the calvin cycle
14. takes place in the cytoplasm and is the first step in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy for cellular metabolism
18. phosphorus is moved throughout rocks and soil and organisms soil needs this cycle to grow.