Matter cycle Quiz

Name

An organelle found only in plant cells. Contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

A green pigment present in all green plants that makes it possible for them to make food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.

Comes in simple forms such as sugar and in complex forms such as starches.

An organelle found in large numbers in most cells. Is where the process of respiration and energy production occur.

Process by which cells use oxygen to break down sugar and obtain energy.

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

Also called producers, an organism capable of making its own food using light or chemical energy. Includes green plants, algae, and certain bacteria.

The process of turning Nitrogen in the atmosphere into a usable form.

is the process in which Nitrogen compounds in the soil from dead plants and animals are converted to ammonia.