Photosynthesis and Food Webs

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  1. 3. The specific type of sugar a plant produces in photosynthesis
  2. 5. The organelle in plants where photosynthesis occurs
  3. 7. The energy source plants use to rearrange molecules to make their food.
  4. 9. A harsh and destructive natural phenomena in forests that activates the seeds of many plants.
  5. 11. A set of tube-shaped cells throughout a plant that help distribute sugar
  6. 12. Cells in the leaf that work as a pair to create an opening for gases to move in or out
  7. 13. Although useful for storing water and supplying small amount of micronutrients, it's not used in photosynthesis
  8. 14. A liquid material plants need to acquire to make their own food.
  9. 17. A set of tube-shaped cells in the stem of a plant that help conduct water upwards into the leaves
  10. 20. The primary location of photosynthesis on a plant
  11. 21. Included in food chains and webs to show the direction of energy and matter transfer.
  12. 23. A measure of energy in a food source
  13. 25. The color of the chlorophyll pigment in plant cells
  14. 26. A map of all feeding connections in an ecosystem
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  1. 1. A gas produced by plants in the process of photosynthesis
  2. 2. Carbon __________ is a gas plants use to make their food.
  3. 4. A linear map of feeding connections
  4. 6. A pigment used by plants to absorb sunlight energy
  5. 8. A molecule needed by living things, used to make their cell membrane
  6. 10. A tasty material produced by plants to encourage animals to distribute their seeds.
  7. 15. The structure plants have below ground that help with water and nutrient absorption from the soil
  8. 16. The food a plant produces for itself and uses for growth and energy.
  9. 18. A hole that opens and closes in a leaf to allow gases in and out
  10. 19. Word meaning "third," used to describe consumers in a food chain.
  11. 22. A reproductive structure some plants have, which in many cases, can turn into fruit.
  12. 24. A package containing DNA for a new plant combined with nutrients to help it begin growing