Marine Science CH 6

an organism’s vast number of chemical reactions that make life possible

• homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• metabolism

• photosynthesis

to break down the carbohydrates within their cells for energy.

Uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water as by-products

• homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• metabolism

• photosynthesis

production of food from inorganic molecules in the environment

• homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• metabolism

• photosynthesis

To maintain stable internal conditions different from their surroundings

• homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• metabolism

• photosynthesis

The chemical process involved in the transformation of

energy from sunlight into glucose.

• homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• metabolism

• photosynthesis

Energy, stored as ATP/ADP,

processed through metabolic pathways like photosynthesis and respiration

• Fuel of Life

• Primary Production

• Ocean Productivity

• Modes of Reproduction

The excess net increase in organic matter when autotrophs make more energy than they can use,

• Fuel of Life

• Primary Production

• Ocean Productivity

• Modes of Reproduction

the incorporation of carbon atoms

• Fuel of Life

• Primary Production

• Ocean Productivity

• Modes of Reproduction

dividing to form daughter cells; most commonly mitosis

• Fuel of Life

• Primary Production

• Ocean Productivity

• Modes of Reproduction

a type of asexual reproduction where a single polyp abandons its colony and settles on substrate to create a new colony

• bailout

• fission

• budding

• fragmentation

• broadcast spawning