Basic: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Question 1

Photosynthesis

Answer 1

autotrophs use energy (sunlight) to make sugar and oxygen gas from carbon dioxide and water

Question 2

Cellular Respiration

Answer 2

heterotrophs use glucose (sugar) and oxygen to create carbon dioxide, water, and energy (ATP)

Question 3

Autotrophs (define and example)

Answer 3

Organisms that produce their own food (producers)

Examples: plants, flowers, grass, algae, etc.

Question 4

Heterotrophs (define and example)

Answer 4

Organisms that consume other organisms for food
(consumers)
Examples: humans, dogs, cats, fish, birds, etc.