Across
- 2. Describes living factors in the environment
- 4. An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
- 7. A simple sugar that is an important source of energy; produced in photosynthesis and broken down in cellular respiration
- 10. A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.
- 13. Cell organelle that stores materials such as water
- 15. the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
- 17. A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended
- 19. An organism that cannot make its own food
- 22. Anything that has mass and takes up space
- 25. Non-renewable, polluting resources formed from the remains of plants and animals
- 26. Process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
Down
- 1. The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
- 3. A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria
- 5. The law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes
- 6. Energy stored in chemical bonds, such as that obtained from the processing of food
- 8. Describes non-living or physical factors in the environment
- 9. A rigid layer that surrounds the cells of plants
- 11. The ability to do work or cause change
- 12. Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
- 14. The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
- 16. A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that results in fire
- 18. An organism that makes its own food
- 20. Control center of the cell
- 21. Organisms that provide energy to primary consumers (i.e., plants)
- 23. Bacteria, fungi, and organisms that obtain energy from wastes or dead organisms
- 24. An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains.
