Cell Energy Review

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What is the primary energy molecule used by all living things?

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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

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What process do autotrophs use to convert light energy into sugar?

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Photosynthesis

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What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide and water.

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What term describes organisms that cannot make their own food and must consume other organisms for energy?

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Heterotrophs.

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True or False: Plants perform both cellular respiration and photosynthesis.

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TRUE

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What is the process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the presence of oxygen?

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Cellular Respiration

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Glucose and oxygen.

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll captures light energy.

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What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

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Autotrophs produce their own food; heterotrophs consume other organisms for energy.

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What is glycolysis?

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The first step in cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate.