Photosynthesis 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. Adenosine triphosphate.

Question 2

Autotroph

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Cellular

Answer 3

relating to or consisting of living cells.

Question 4

Respiration

Answer 4

the action of breathing.

Question 5

Chloroplast

Answer 5

a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

Question 6

Glucose

Answer 6

a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Question 7

Heterotroph

Answer 7

an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

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

any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

a carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.

Question 11

Starch

Answer 11

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds called polymers. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants as energy storage.