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15 Cards in this Set
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Autotroph |
Organisms that can produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. |
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Heterotroph |
Organisms that must consume other organisms for food. |
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ATP |
The main energy molecule that living things use to store energy |
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Glucose |
Main sugar produced by plants. |
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Mitochondria |
Organelle in the cell where energy is released from food molecules. |
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Chloroplast |
Organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place |
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Photosynthesis |
Process by which plants make sugars using sunlight energy to drive the process. |
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Pigments |
Molecules that absorb light energy. |
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Cellular Respiration |
Process by which glucose is completely broken down releasing energy. |
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Chlorophyll |
Main pigment in plants. |
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Glycolysis |
Process by which glucose is split into two pyruvate molecules. |
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Aerobic |
Process that requires oxygen. |
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Anaerobic |
Process that does NOT require oxygen. |
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Equation for photosynthesis |
CO2 + H2O + Sunlight energy -> C6H12O6 + O2 |
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Equation for cellular respiration |
C6H12O6 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + energy |
