Matter and Energy in the Ecosystem

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Across
  1. 2. matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks
  2. 8. During photosynthesis, plants transforms sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into _______ and glucose.
  3. 9. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  4. 10. to link two or more things
  5. 13. During photosynthesis, plants transforms _______, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose.
  6. 15. all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
  7. 20. an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
  8. 21. the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
  9. 22. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
  10. 23. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  11. 24. an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
  12. 25. a closed ecosystem made by humans
  13. 26. the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)
  14. 28. (byproduct)something that results from a process
  15. 29. matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem
Down
  1. 1. a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive
  2. 3. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  3. 4. the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens
  4. 5. the tiny pieces that all matter—all the stuff in the world—is made of
  5. 6. a type of energy storage molecule
  6. 7. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
  7. 11. a starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction
  8. 12. a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
  9. 14. During photosynthesis, plants transforms sunlight, _______, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose.
  10. 16. the ability to make things move or change
  11. 17. an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)
  12. 18. a type of energy storage molecule
  13. 19. an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)
  14. 21. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
  15. 27. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together