Chapter 2.3 Flashcards
1
Q
What are organisms, such as green plants, that can make their own food?
A
Autotrophs
2
Q
What is the process in which the plant’s chloroplasts capture the energy of the sun and convert it to food?
A
Photosynthesis
3
Q
What are the high-energy compounds found in light reactions?
A
ATP and NADPH
4
Q
What is the simple sugar created from carbon dioxide molecules combined with hydrogen?
A
Glucose
5
Q
What process allows the plant to “burn” sugars as fuel for energy?
A
Cellular respiration
6
Q
What is the scientific term for table sugar?
A
Sucrose
7
Q
What is a long, chain-like molecule made of thousands of linked glucose molecules?
A
Starch
