Photosynthesis and Respiration Flashcards
ATP
Is a energy carrying molecule that is found in cells of all things.
Autotroph
Is a organism that can produce it own food by using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Cellular Respiration
Is the process in which organisms breakdown sugar into energy.
Chloroplast
Is a organelle that is inside the cells of plants certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis.
Glucose
Is the simple sugar that is the chief source of energy.
Heterotroph
Is a organism that eats other plants or animals for nutrients and energy.
Photosynthesis
Is the process in which plants create their own food.
Producer
Is a organism that produces its own food.
Monosaccharide
is a sugar that is not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis
Polysaccharide
is a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis
Starch
is a white organic chemical that can be produced by all green plants.