Across
- 5. abiotic carbon; made of carbon and oxygen atoms
- 8. the type of matter that makes up nonliving parts of an ecosystem
- 10. an organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter
- 12. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
- 15. when a substance goes from gas to liquid
- 17. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- 19. all the living and nonliving things interacting in an area
- 21. when a substance goes from liquid to gas
- 22. ending substance made during a chemical reaction
- 24. when two or more species use the same resource, such as food
- 25. starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction
Down
- 1. the process where producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose
- 2. when something becomes different over time
- 3. a molecule that organisms use to release the energy they need to survive (such as glucose)
- 4. a type of atom that makes up carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
- 6. when something stays mostly the same over time
- 7. process when atoms rearrange to form new substances
- 9. the type of population that is eaten by organisms from another population
- 11. when a substance goes from liquid to solid
- 13. the type of matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem
- 14. where in a cell photosynthesis happens
- 16. the tiny pieces that all matter is made of
- 18. where in a cell cellular respiration happens
- 20. when a substance goes from solid to liquid
- 23. the type of population that eats organisms from another population
