photosynthesis & Cellular Resipiration

Question 1

Chlorophyll

Answer 1

a green pigment found in chloroplasts. It captures energy from sunlight

Question 2

Photosynthesis

Answer 2

plants use energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugars

Question 3

Cellular respiration

Answer 3

the process of breaking down food to produce ATP or adenosine triphosphate

Question 4

Matter

Answer 4

anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 5

Energy

Answer 5

the ability to do work

Question 6

Law of conservation of energy

Answer 6

energy cannot be created or destroyed

Question 7

Law of conservation of mass

Answer 7

mass cannot be created or destroyed

Question 8

Energy pyramid

Answer 8

a tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem. Each step of the pyramid, energy is ost to the environment and fewer organisms can be supported

Question 9

Water cycle

Answer 9

the movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things

Question 10

Nitrogen Cycle

Answer 10

the movement of nitrogen between the environment and living things

Question 11

Carbon cycle

Answer 11

Carbon moves through organisms and between organisms and the physical environment