Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

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The process in which plants and some other organisms use the energy in sunlight to make food.

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photosynthesis

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The process that occurs when the chemical energy of "food" molecules, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is released and partially captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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cellular respiration

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The form of cell respiration that can take place in the absence of free oxygen.

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anaerobic

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The form of in cell respiration that requires free oxygen.

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aerobic

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The dependence of two or more things on each other

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interdependence

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A fundamental principle of science stating that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system through ordinary chemical or physical means.

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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A complex organic chemical that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells, e.g. muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, chemical synthesis.

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ATP

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Conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols

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fermentation

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An organism that cannot create its own energy and must instead rely on consuming nutrients from other organisms.

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heterotroph

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Any organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials.

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autotroph