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Across
  1. 2. gasses which naturally trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere
  2. 6. A complex carbohydrate used by plants to structure their cell walls
  3. 7. the act of a decomposer (mushroom, bacteria, worm, etc) eating old organic matter and turning it into dirt
  4. 10. minerals, rocks, soil, and water found on Earth
  5. 11. Carbon dioxide + Water + Sunlight → Glucose + Oxygen
  6. 12. anything that is caused by humans
  7. 14. the act of turning inorganic carbon into organic carbon
  8. 19. charged energy molecule created by light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis
  9. 20. solid parts of the Earth containing soil and rock
  10. 23. plankton that perform photosynthesis
  11. 24. anywhere on Earth that can support life
  12. 25. The part of photosynthesis that requires sunlight to break down water and release oxygen and NADPH
  13. 26. remains of previously living things that are now dead
Down
  1. 1. The part of photosynthesis where inorganic carbon (CO2) is converted into an organic form of carbon (glucose)
  2. 3. the step in photosynthesis where sunlight is not used, and carbon dioxide is turned into glucose
  3. 4. the main component found in natural gasses on Earth, made primarily of hydrocarbons
  4. 5. basic forms of carbohydrates, such as glucose produced by photosynthesis, required by cellular respiration
  5. 8. the movement of carbon through the planet
  6. 9. the movement of water from plants into the atmosphere
  7. 13. product of photosynthesis, reactant in cellular respiration
  8. 14. pigment in chloroplasts where photosynthesis happens
  9. 15. the long-term change in Earth’s climate as a result of both natural and man-made activity
  10. 16. fuels burned by humans that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
  11. 17. uncharged energy molecule created by light-independent reactions in photosynthesis that can be charged and turned into NADPH
  12. 18. all water on, above, and under the Earth’s surface
  13. 21. The liquid portion of the cytoplasm
  14. 22. gasses that surround Earth’s surface, held down by gravity
  15. 27. anything on Earth that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than what it produces