Across
- 5. parts in an ecosystem that are not living, including energy from the sun, water, soil, air, and temperature
- 7. _______ dioxide is a gas needed for photosynthesis
- 8. living things that respond to stimuli (changes in the environment), includes plants, humans, and other animals
- 9. Another product of photosynthesis, that animals rely on to breathe and respire (do respiration)
- 11. the plant gets this mainly through their roots and it is needed for photosynthesis
- 16. The energy that helps photosynthesis happen
- 17. _______ gases are gases that trap sunlight within the atmosphere (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane)
- 18. A pigment which makes leaves green, absorbs light, and helps store energy for photosynthesis like little solar panels in plants
Down
- 1. they make their own food and the food web relies on them for food
- 2. A life process involving the exchange of gases
- 3. A product of photosynthesis that feeds other organisms
- 4. living things in the ecosystem, including plants, animals, and micro-organisms
- 6. the process where plants make sugar and oxygen, using water, carbon dioxide, and energy from the sun
- 10. _______ change is the shift in global average temperatures and weather phenomena over time
- 12. a living thing that feeds on dead organisms and waste from organisms
- 13. A stored form of food produced by plants through photosynthesis
- 14. a complex system composed of biotic and abiotic components that are linked together in an environment
- 15. a gas layer that surrounds the earth, warms the earth, contains oxygen, and reduces extreme temperatures