Module 1 Flashcards
Define “Metabolism”.
The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism’s life functions.
Define “Anabolism”.
The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.
Define “Catabolism”.
The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.
Define “photosynthesis”.
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.
Define “Herbivores”.
Organisms that eat only plants.
Define “Carnivores”.
Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants.
Define “Omnivores”.
Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms.
Define “Producers”.
Organisms that produce their own food.
Define “Consumers”.
Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food.
Define “Decomposers”.
Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.
Define “Autotrophs”.
Organisms that can make their own food.
Define “Heterotrophs”.
Organisms that depend on other organisms for food.
Define “receptors”.
Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.
Define “Asexual reproduction”.
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.
Define “Sexual reproduction”.
Reproduction that requires two organisms.
