Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

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Photosynthesis : a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen
Ecosystem : all the living things and nonliving things in a given area
Cellular Respiration : a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP
Glycolysis : a process by which glucose, a sugar, is broken down into smaller molecules
Producer : an organism that uses an outside energy source, such as the sun, and produces its own food
Consumer : an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms
Detritivore : and organism that consumes the bodies of dead organisms and wastes produced by living organisms
Food Chain : a model that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships
Food Web : a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected
Energy Pyramid : a model that shows the amount of energy available in each link of a food chain
Evaporation : the process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid
Condensation : the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
Precipitation : water, in a liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

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photosynthesis : a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen
ecosystem : all the living things and nonliving things in a given area
cellular respiration : a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called atp
glycolysis : a process by which glucose, a sugar, is broken down into smaller molecules
producer : an organism that uses an outside energy source, such as the sun, and produces its own food
consumer : an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms
detritivore : and organism that consumes the bodies of dead organisms and wastes produced by living organisms
food chain : a model that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships
food web : a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected
energy pyramid : a model that shows the amount of energy available in each link of a food chain
evaporation : the process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid
condensation : the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
precipitation : water, in a liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere