Photosynethsis and Respiration

Question 1

ATP

Answer 1

energy-carrying molecule found in the cells of all living things. (ATP captures chemical energy obtained from the breakdown of food molecules and releases it to fuel other cellular processes.)

Question 2

Autotroph

Answer 2

an organism that can make its own food

Question 3

Cellular Respiration

Answer 3

is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into adenosine triphosphate, and then release waste products

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body’s cells.

Question 6

Heterotroph

Answer 6

is an organism that cannot produce its own food

Question 7

Photosynthesis

Answer 7

the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy

Question 8

Producer

Answer 8

a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.

Question 9

Monosaccharide

Answer 9

a sugar that is not decomposable into simpler sugars

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

are the most abundant carbohydrate found in food.

Question 11

Starch

Answer 11

an odorless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes.