Across
- 2. Process that does not require oxygen
- 6. An organism that creates its own food
- 7. Organism that produces its own food
- 10. Organism that consumes other organisms
- 11. Organic molecules, including fats and oils, used for long-term energy storage and cell membranes
- 13. complete set of an organism's genetic material
- 15. conversion of inorganic carbon (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds during photosynthesis
- 17. large molecules, such as DNA and RNA, that carry genetic information
- 19. sum of all chemical processes used to maintain life
Down
- 1. The metabolic process;converts nutrients into energy (ATP)
- 3. A macromolecule made of amino acids,for structure and function in the body
- 4. organic compound such as sugar or starch used as a primary energy source
- 5. green pigment in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis
- 8. Process that requires oxygen
- 9. process used by plants and algae to convert light energy into chemical energy
- 12. The process by which an organism maintains a stable internal environment despite external changes
- 14. building block of a protein
- 16. large group of molecules in living organisms that contain carbon-hydrogen bonds
- 18. Proteins act as catalysts to speed up biochemical reactions
