Across
- 1. a substance that consists of two or more elements combined in a set ratio
- 6. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms
- 8. a diagram that shows many overlapping food chains
- 9. an organism that must consume other organisms in order to obtain energy.
- 14. energy stored in the bonds of molecules
- 17. to change from one form to another
- 18. wall rigid layer surrounding a plant cell that provides support strength and shape
- 19. the specific job or roll of an organelle
- 26. the basic unit of life
- 27. contains chlorophyll and makes food from sunlight plant cell only
- 28. an organism that obtains energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis
- 29. an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms
Down
- 2. two or more atoms joined together chemically
- 3. a group of similar cells that do the same sort of work
- 4. an organism that is able to produce its own food through the process of photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
- 5. energy of light
- 7. the process of physically breaking food into smaller pieces
- 10. the type of plant tissue that carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and gives support to the system or trunk
- 11. the role that an animal or plant plays within the environment
- 12. a green pigment in all green plants that id responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
- 13. a group of tissues that work together to preform a specific function
- 15. energy given off during a transformation
- 16. a series of events in which one organism eats another in order to gain energy
- 20. cells are the basic unit of life all living things are made from one or more cells and all cells come from other living cells
- 21. all of the living and nonliving things that interact within and area
- 22. controls the activities of the cell
- 23. the type of plant tissue that transports food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant
- 24. the movement of energy through a food chain in an ecosystem
- 25. an organism that gains energy by feeding on other organisms
