Topic 1 Lessons 5 & 6

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What are the reactants for photosynthesis?

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Water and Carbon Dioxide

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What is the process by which cells capture energy from the sun and make their own food?

Back

Photosynthesis

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What is fermentation?

Back

The release of energy from food without oxygen.

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What are the reactants of cellular respiration?

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Oxygen and Glucose (food)

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What is a Heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must consume other organisms.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

Back

An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll is the green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.

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What is the equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2

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What is the main product of photosynthesis?

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Glucose (C6H12O6)

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What is cellular respiration?

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The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.