Unit 2: Earth's Atmosphere, Photosynthesis Vocabulary Practice

Carbon Dioxide

• A gas found in Earth’s atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning (combustion), used by plants for photosynthesis.

• Containing the element carbon

• A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, made of smaller structures unit linked together.

• A monosaccharide sugar that is produced in photosynthesis.

Organic

• A gas found in Earth’s atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning (combustion), used by plants for photosynthesis.

• Containing the element carbon

• A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, made of smaller structures unit linked together.

• A monosaccharide sugar that is produced in photosynthesis.

Macromolecule

• A gas found in Earth’s atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning (combustion), used by plants for photosynthesis.

• Containing the element carbon

• A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, made of smaller structures unit linked together.

• A monosaccharide sugar that is produced in photosynthesis.

Glucose

• A gas found in Earth’s atmosphere produced by animals during respiration or during burning (combustion), used by plants for photosynthesis.

• Containing the element carbon

• A very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, made of smaller structures unit linked together.

• A monosaccharide sugar that is produced in photosynthesis.

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

• The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for used in cellular respiration.

• The process by which cells convert chemical energy, such as sugar, into useful energy.

• An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that function in energy production, the powerhouse of the cell.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds, can be released in a chemical reaction.

Cellular Respiration

• The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for used in cellular respiration.

• The process by which cells convert chemical energy, such as sugar, into useful energy.

• An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that function in energy production, the powerhouse of the cell.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds, can be released in a chemical reaction.

Mitochondrion

• The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for used in cellular respiration.

• The process by which cells convert chemical energy, such as sugar, into useful energy.

• An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that function in energy production, the powerhouse of the cell.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds, can be released in a chemical reaction.

Chemical Energy

• The primary molecule used by cells to store chemical energy for used in cellular respiration.

• The process by which cells convert chemical energy, such as sugar, into useful energy.

• An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that function in energy production, the powerhouse of the cell.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds, can be released in a chemical reaction.

Hydrosphere

• All the water on Earth, including oceans, surface waters, groundwater, glaciers.

• The continuous movement of carbon in and among the environment and living things.

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  The process by which nitrogen is converted between various chemical forms, as it cycles among soil, air and the lifeforms.

  
  

• A change in the types of species present in a community over time.

Carbon Cycle

• All the water on Earth, including oceans, surface waters, groundwater, glaciers.

• The continuous movement of carbon in and among the environment and living things.

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  The process by which nitrogen is converted between various chemical forms, as it cycles among soil, air and the lifeforms.

  
  

• A change in the types of species present in a community over time.