Across
- 3. where plants use energy of sunlight to change H2O and CO2 into sugar and oxygen
- 5. an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)
- 8. matter, matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks
- 10. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
- 12. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
- 15. storage molecule, a molecule that organisms can use to release energy they need to survive
- 16. an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
Down
- 1. an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)
- 2. matter, matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in a ecosystem
- 4. the source of energy for plants making food
- 6. the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air
- 7. the plants part where photosynthesis happens
- 9. all living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
- 11. dioxide, a gas produced during cellular respiration
- 13. tiny pieces that all matter (all the stuff in the world) is made of
- 14. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole