Cell Processes and Energy Vocabulary Flashcards

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll, typically from carbon dioxide and water.

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Photosynthesis

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An organism that produces its own food

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autotroph

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An organism that cannot produce its own food.

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heterotroph

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The green pigment found in plants and algae that is essential for photosynthesis, as it absorbs light energy.

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Chlorophyll

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An organelle found in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place.

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chloroplast

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A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and a component of many carbohydrates.

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Glucose

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The process by which cells break down glucose and other molecules to release energy.

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Cellular respiration

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The powerhouse of a cell, where cellular respiration takes place.

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Mitochondria

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The starting substances of a reaction (on the left of the arrow)

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Reactants

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The ending substances of a reaction (on the right of the arrow).

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