Photosynthesis and Respiration

Question 1

Photosynthesis

Answer 1

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

Question 2

ATP

Answer 2

the source of energy

Question 3

Autotroph

Answer 3

an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.

Question 4

Cellular Respiration

Answer 4

the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions

Question 5

Chloroplast

Answer 5

(in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

Question 6

Glucose

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Heterotroph

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Producer

Answer 8

Producers are any kind of green plant

Question 9

Monosaccharide

Answer 9

simplest form of sugar

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked by glyosidic bonds

Question 11

Starch

Answer 11

Starch, a white, granular, organic chemical that is produced by all green plants