Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy to survive (short-form)
  2. 3. a group of atoms joined in a particular way
  3. 5. living things such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  4. 8. a closed ecosystem made by humans
  5. 9. all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
  6. 10. a type of atom that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and ESMs
  7. 13. an organism that can make its own ESMs
  8. 15. the part of the cell where photosynthesis happens
  9. 16. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  10. 17. matter that makes up all the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy
  2. 4. matter that makes up all the living and dead parts of an ecosystem
  3. 6. the process in which plants take in carbon dioxide and produce ESMs
  4. 7. the tiny pieces that all matter is made of
  5. 11. an organism that gets ESMs by breaking down dead matter
  6. 12. the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens
  7. 14. an organism that needs to eat to get ESMs