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What is an autotroph

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Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food

Ex. Algae

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What is an heterotroph

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Heterotrophs are organism that get food by eating other living things
Ex. Birds

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3
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Define photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is where autotrophs use sunlight energy to make carbs with high energy that can be used as food

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What does ADP and ATP stand for

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ADP- Adenosine diphosphate

ATP- Adenosine triphosphate

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5
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What’s the difference between ATP and ADP

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ATP has three phosphate groups while ADP has two

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6
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What is the fx of ATP in cells

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When a cell has energy available, it can store small amounts of it by adding phosphate groups to ADP molecules, producing ATP

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8
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List five activities that require ATP

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Movement
Providing the energy for motor proteins that contract muscles power wavelike movement for cilia and flagella
Powers the synthesis of proteins
Responses to chemical signals at the cell surface

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9
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What are the three parts of ATP

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Adenine
Five carbon sugar(ribose)
Three phosphate groups

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10
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What is the equation for photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide plus water equals glucose plus oxygen plus water

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What are the reactants or photosynthesis

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Cellular respiration, carbon dioxide, water

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