Cell Energy Vocabulary Review

Organelle that is used to produce ATP energy; powerhouse of the cell

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The process of making food using sun light, water, and carbon dioxide.

• cellular respiration

• osmosis

• photosynthesis

• diffusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Also known as sugar or food made during photosynthesis.

• starch

• potassium

• calcium

• glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The main source of energy for almost all living things

• food

• water

• sun light

• air

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A type of respiration where oxygen is not needed and produces lactic acid.

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• fermentation

• aerobic respiration

Organelle where photosynthesis takes place.

• mitochondria

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• lysosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

a process that uses oxygen to break down glucose (food) to produce energy

• glycolysis

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

an organism that can produce its own food

• decomposer

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• trophic level

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy from other organisms

• mitochondrion

• autotroph

• trophic level

• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a green chemical compound in chloroplasts that traps the energy in sunlight

• chloroplasts

• leaves

• melanin

• roots

• chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6