lesson 2.2 vocab

Question 1

aerobic respiration

Answer 1

The form of a cell respiration that requires free oxygen.

Question 2

anaerobic respiration

Answer 2

the form of cell respiration that can take place in the absence of free oxygen

Question 3

cellular respiration

Answer 3

the process that occurs when the chemical energy of “food” molecules, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is released and partially captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 4

chemical energy

Answer 4

the energy that is stored in the bonds between atoms

Question 5

consumer

Answer 5

an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its own food (related word: consume)

Question 6

decomposer

Answer 6

organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms

Question 7

fermentation

Answer 7

conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols

Question 8

kinetic energy

Answer 8

the energy an object has due to its motion

Question 9

photosynthesis

Answer 9

the process in which plants and some other organisms use the energy in sunlight to make food

Question 10

producer

Answer 10

an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals

Question 11

radiant energy

Answer 11

energy that does not need matter to travel; light