Chapter 2: Cell Process And Energy Flashcards
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
2
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Autotroph
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An organism that cannot make its own food including animals
3
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Heterotrophs
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Obtain food by eating other organisms
4
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Cholorphyll
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The main pigment for photosynthesis
5
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Cellular respiration
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The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose
6
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Fermentation
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An energy-releasing process that doesn’t not require oxygen
7
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Cell cycle
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The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
8
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Interphase
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First stage of the cell cycle
9
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Replication
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An exact copy of the DNA in its nucleus
10
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Chromosomes
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DNA and proteins from thread-like structures
11
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Mitosis
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The second stage of the cell cycle
12
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Cytokinesis
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The final stage of the cell cycle
