Biology Science Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. photosynthetic organism that "produces" it's own food - means the same as autotroph
  2. 7. organism that has to "consume" or eat other organisms for energy
  3. 9. C6H12O6
  4. 10. ultimate source of energy for photosynthesis
  5. 11. process by which plants and plantlike organisms use the sun's energy to produce sugar
  6. 12. plant tissue that moves water up a plant from roots to stems to leaves
  7. 13. gas that enters the stomata of the leaf
  8. 16. main organ of photosynthesis in a plant
  9. 17. cell part, or organelle, responsible for the process of photosynthesis
  10. 18. middle layer of the leaf where photosynthesis occurs - cells contain chloroplasts
Down
  1. 1. raw materials, or reactants, needed for photosynthesis
  2. 2. photosynthetic organisms in aquatic environments
  3. 3. pair of crescent shaped cells that open and close the stomata
  4. 5. areas of the plants where sugar is stored as simple sugars or starch
  5. 6. by-product of photosynthesis
  6. 8. products of photosynthesis
  7. 10. microscopic holes through which plants "breathe" or exchange gasses - mostly located on the underside of the leaf
  8. 11. plant tissue that moves sugar down a plant from leaves to stem to root
  9. 13. green pigment found in certain plant cells that traps the sun's energy during the process of photosynthesis
  10. 14. gas that exits the stomata of the leaf
  11. 15. organ of the plant responsible for taking in water and nutrients from the soil