Respiration. Flashcards
Energy.
Something has energy if it has the ability to make something happen when that energy is transferred.
Respiration.
The process of living things in which oxygen is used to release the energy in food.
Glucose.
A simple sugar molecule.
Aerobic Respiration.
Respiration that involves oxygen.
Reactant.
The starting substance in a chemical reaction.
Photosynthesis.
A process by which energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, is used by green plants to produce glucose and oxygen.
Product.
A substance formed from a chemical reaction.
Germinating
Beginning to grow into a plant from a seed.
Mitochondria.
The structures in the cell that produce energy.
Enzymes.
A substance that enables a chemical process in a living organism.
Digestive System.
A group of organs that together enable the digestion of food.
Breathing System.
Takes in oxygen for the body and passes carbon dioxide out.
Circulatory System.
The heart and blood vessels that transport essential substances around the body in blood.
Phloem.
A tissue made of long tubes that transport glucose made in leaves of a plant to other parts,
Stomata.
Tiny pores on the underneath surface of a leaf, through which gases can move in and out.
