Photosthisis and Respriation Flashcards
Photosynthesis
The process of plants.
ATP
The main enegery currency of the cell
Autotroph
An organsim that is able to form nutritional organic subtances
Celluar Resperation
The process by which organsims combime oxygen with moleclues
Chloroplast
A plastid that contains chlorophyy
Heterotroph
An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Producer
Producers are organisms that make their own food
Glucose
A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms
Monosaccharide
Any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
Polysaccharide
A carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.
Starch
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds called polymers