Across
- 1. An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings.
- 3. A molecule that powers many of the chemical reactions that enable cells to survive.
- 5. A sugar that stores chemical energy, it is the food that plants make.
- 6. A green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
- 7. An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.
- 9. The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.
Down
- 1. The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.
- 2. The organelle that is the site of cellular respiration, which releases energy for use by the cell.
- 4. An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.
- 8. An organism that eats othe rorganisms or organic matter.