Across
- 6. process that uses oxygen to release the energy stored in food molecules
- 8. starting substance in a chemical reaction
- 9. representation of the energy available at each level of a food web
- 10. measure of the rate of conversion of the sun's energy into matter by the producers in an ecosystem
- 12. process in which yeast release energy
- 14. when there isn't enough oxygen available for cellular respiration organisms can release energy from sugars
- 16. pathway that energy and matter can flow through an ecosystem
- 17. cell structures capture light energy from the sun that are found in producers to carry out photosynthesis
Down
- 1. process where water moves continuously through Earth's systems
- 2. when muscles run out of energy this creates an alternative energy source that makes muscles sore
- 3. series of chemical reactions in which the cells of producers use energy from the sun to make carbon-based food molecules
- 4. process where carbon moves continuously through Earth's systems
- 5. process where nitrogen moves continuously through Earth's systems
- 7. process in which atoms are rearranged to produce new substances
- 11. fuels that are produced from plant or animal matter
- 13. interconnected food chains that shows how energy and matter can flow from an ecosystem
- 14. made from decomposed plants and animals that have been buried in the ground for millions of years
- 15. substance formed in a chemical reaction