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