Unit 6: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Frage	Antworten
Reactants	In a chemical reaction, the reactants must be present to start the reaction (what is NEEDED on the left side of the equation).
Products	During a chemical reaction, the reactants are changed into the products (what is PRODUCED).
Cellular Respiration	Process in which all living things break down carbohydrates and create energy called ATP.
ATP	Energy that is produced during respiration using the energy found in carbohydrates; useable form of energy.
Mitochondria	The organelle where cellular respiration takes places; powerhouse of the cell.
Anaerobic	Respiration that happens in the ABSENCE of oxygen; produces less ATP.
Photosynthesis	Process in which plants convert sunlight into food (carbohydrates) for the plants.
Chloroplast	Organelle that absorbs sunlight and then uses the light energy to perform photosynthesis.
Aerobic Respiration	A process in cells where ATP is produced in the PRESENCE of oxygen.
Stomata	Small opening on the underside of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move.
Autotroph	An organism that makes its own food.
Heterotroph	An organism that cannot makes its own food.
Glucose	sugar, made during photosynthesis, main source of energy for plants and animals; C6H12O6

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