Cycles in Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 2. Organelle where cellular respiration takes place
  2. 4. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  3. 8. living factors
  4. 9. A set of components working together
  5. 10. convert light energy from the sun and store it as chemical energy. Provides food for an ecosystem.
  6. 12. nonliving factors
  7. 13. A process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil
  8. 14. flow of energy through living things in an ecosystem
  9. 16. Matter is _____________ which means that it is not created or destroyed
Down
  1. 1. these organisms break down matter and return it to an ecosystem
  2. 2. process of matter moving from one form to another
  3. 3. Energy is NOT _____________.
  4. 5. physical substances in the world around us are made up of ___________.
  5. 6. the mixture of gases that surround the Earth
  6. 7. Sugar made by a plant during photosynthesis
  7. 11. eat producers and gain matter and energy
  8. 15. Organelle where photosynthesis takes place