Unit 3 Bend 2 Ecology Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. the process where phosphorous travels from its source to living organisms
  2. 9. exhibiting excessive tone or tension
  3. 12. a colorless gas formed during respiration
  4. 16. occurs without oxygen and releases less energy but more quickly than aerobic respiration
  5. 17. when plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create oxygen and energy.
  6. 19. nature's way of reusing carbon atoms
  7. 20. the continuous movement of water within the Earth
Down
  1. 1. the catabolism of nutrients to carbon dioxide, water, and energy
  2. 2. when organisms take in oxygen and discard carbon dioxide and water
  3. 3. a long-term change in the average weather patterns
  4. 5. a colorless gas essential to living organisms
  5. 6. the membrane found in cells that separates the interior from the outside environment
  6. 7. having deficient tone or tension
  7. 8. the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions
  8. 10. the spontaneous passage of water through a semipermeable membrane
  9. 11. the main type of sugar in the blood
  10. 13. a repeating cycle during which nitrogen moves through living and non-living things
  11. 14. a term used to describe solutions and chemistry
  12. 15. the process of passive transport of molecules across a biological membrane
  13. 18. the long-term heating of Earth's climate system