Matter and Energy in Living Systems

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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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a green pigment that traps energy from the sun

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chlorophyll

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a carbohydrate; produced by photosynthesis; primary source of energy for some plant and animal cells

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glucose

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a long-chain carbohydrate formed from glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds

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starch

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an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals

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producer

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the energy that is stored in the bonds between atoms

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chemical energy

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the amount of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position relative to other objects

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potential energy

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an organelle in a plant cell that turns energy from the sun into chemical energy for the plant to use

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chloroplasts

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any organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials

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autotroph

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organisms that cannot create their own energy and must instead rely on consuming nutrients from other organisms

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heterotroph