Module 6 vocabulary - Photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 2. process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
  2. 7. respiration that requires oxygen
  3. 10. process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
  4. 11. respiration that does not require oxygen
  5. 12. an organism that makes its own food
  6. 13. an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
  7. 15. a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
Down
  1. 1. the anaerobic process by which yeasts and other microorganisms break down sugars to form carbon dioxide and ethanol
  2. 3. powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATO (energy) production
  3. 4. sugar manufactured during photosynthesis, main source of energy for plants and animals, metabolized during cellular respiration
  4. 5. this happens when muscle cells use up oxygen faster that it can be replaced
  5. 6. the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
  6. 8. adenosine triphosphate, an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes
  7. 9. a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  8. 14. an organism that cannot make its own food