Cycles of Matter

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  1. 1. During photosynthesis, sunlight is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into _______ and oxygen.
  2. 4. Green is an example of a _____________, or colored chemical compound that absorbs light.
  3. 7. A waste product of photosynthesis.
  4. 8. An organism that makes its own food / does NOT need to eat to survive.
  5. 12. The processes by which carbon and oxygen are recycled are _______________.
  6. 13. The processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation make up the _______________.
  7. 17. The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food.
  8. 18. "Together these two processes form a cycle that keeps the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide fairly ____________"
  9. 20. When water vapor cools and turns back into liquid.
  10. 22. The ______________ in the photosynthesis formula means "yields".
  11. 23. Nitrogen fixation is done by these organisms.
  12. 27. An organism that cannot make its own food / must eat to survive.
  13. 28. The process by which liquid water turns into a gas.
  14. 29. Another word for "respiration".
  15. 30. Every living things needs __________.
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  1. 2. A _______________ is a group of parts that work together to perform a function.
  2. 3. Nearly all living things obtain energy either directly or indirectly from the energy of __________ .
  3. 5. Cellular ____________ is the process by which cells obtain energy from glucose.
  4. 6. "According to the ___________ laws, the total amount of matter and energy in the Earth system stays constant.
  5. 9. An energy releasing process that does not require oxygen.
  6. 10. The _______________________ is the process by which carbon moves within and between organisms and their physical environment.
  7. 11. C6 H12 06 is the chemical compound for ______________.
  8. 14. Where in the cell the second stage of cellular respiration occurs.
  9. 15. One type of human impact on the carbon cycle, raising the overall temperature of the Earth.
  10. 16. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of ___________________.
  11. 19. Organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.
  12. 21. The main pigment used for photosynthesis.
  13. 24. Number of stages in both cellular respiration AND photosynthesis.
  14. 25. A community of organisms that live in a particular areas, along with their non-living environment.
  15. 26. Cellular respiration and photosynthesis can be considered _____________ processes.