Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

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What organelle is responsible for cellular respiration in eukaryotes?

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Mitochondria

Front

What happens to the energy in glucose if it is released all at once during cellular respiration?

Back

It is lost as heat.

Front

What term describes organisms that must consume other organisms for energy?

Back

Heterotrophs

Front

What term describes organisms that can make their own food using carbon dioxide and water?

Back

Autotrophs

Front

Where does cellular respiration occur in prokaryotes?

Back

Cytoplasm

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

Back

To convert glucose into usable energy (ATP).

Front

What are the two main stages of cellular respiration?

Back

Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.

Front

What is the byproduct of photosynthesis?

Back

Oxygen.

Front

What is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll.