Across
- 1. : A colored chemical that absorbs light.
- 5. : An organism that makes its own food.
- 8. : An organism that cannot make its own food.
- 9. : A biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP
- 11. : The process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen.
- 12. : A sugar that is the major source of energy for the body.
- 14. : The main end product of the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates in the body.
- 16. : This process requires oxygen and takes place inside cells.
- 17. CYCLE : A series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water.
- 18. : The splitting of the six carbon molecule "glucose" into two 3-carbon molecules
Down
- 2. : Rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions.
- 3. : A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.
- 4. : Small opening on a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move.
- 6. : The process in which some organisms use water and carbon dioxide to make their own food.
- 7. : A thick fluid within the chloroplast.
- 10. : stacks of thylakoids found in a chloroplast.
- 13. : A structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.
- 14. : Energy from the sun
- 15. : Cellular energy and is short for Adenosine Triphosphate.