Photosynthesis & Respiration

Question 1

ATP

Answer 1

ATP, is the principal molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells.

Question 2

Autotroph

Answer 2

An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.

Question 3

Cellular Respiration

Answer 3

Cellular respiration 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 (ATP), and then release waste products.

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Heterotroph

Answer 6

an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

Question 7

Photosynthesis

Answer 7

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants

Question 8

Producer

Answer 8

Producers are organisms that make their own food; they are also known as autotrophs

Question 9

Monosaccharide

Answer 9

any of the class of sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.

Question 11

Starch

Answer 11

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