Chapter10.1

Question 1

Photosynthesis

Answer 1

The process that transforms sunlight into chemical energy that is stored in sugars and other organic molecules.

Question 2

Photosynthesis Formula

Answer 2

6[CO2] + 6[H2O] + Light -> C6H12O6 + 6[O2]

Question 3

What are the two major modes by which an organism acquires the organic compounds it needs for energy and carbon skeletons?

Answer 3

1. Autotrophic nutrition
2. Heterotrophic nutrition

Question 4

Autotrophs (“self-feeders”)

Answer 4

They sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other living organisms.

*Produces organic molecules from CO2 and other inorganic raw materials.

I.E. Producers

Question 5

Photoautotrophs

Answer 5

Organisms that use light as a source of energy to synthesize organic substances.

Question 6

Heterotrophs

Answer 6

They are unable to make their own food. Instead, they live on compounds produced by other organisms.

I.E. Consumers and Decomposers