Photosynthesis and Food Chains Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• photosynthesis: a process where plants and algae turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen
• chlorophyll: green pigment in plants and algae which absorbs light energy
• stomata: pores in the bottom of a leaf which open and close to let gases in and out
• iodine: chemical used to test for starch
• food web: shows how food chains in an ecosystem are linked
• food chain: part of a food web, starting with a producer, ending with a top predator
• ecosystem: the living things in a given area and their non-living environment
• environment: the surrounding air, water and soil where an organism lives
• population: group of the same species living in an area
• producer: green plant or algae that makes it own food using sunlight
• consumer: animal that eats other animals or plants