Unit 2 (Matter & Energy) Flashcards

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2
Q

What are the 2 reactants in cellular respiration?

A

glucose and oxygen

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3
Q

Besides energy (in the form of ATP) what are the products of cellular respiration?

A

carbon dioxide and water

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4
Q

Where does cellular respiration take place?

A

In mitochondria

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5
Q

The process of making carbon containing molecules using light energy is called…

A

Photosynthesis

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6
Q

Where does photosynthesis take place?

A

chloroplasts

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7
Q

What are the reactants in photosynthesis?

A

Carbon dioxide and water (along with sunlight)

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8
Q

What are the products of photosynthesis?

A

Oxygen and glucose molecules

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9
Q

All the chemical activities and changes that take place in an organism for its growth and development is called…

A

Metabolism

or Metabolic Processes

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10
Q

All matter contains energy. (True or False)

A

TRUE!!!

ALL MATTER CONTAINS ENERGY!!!

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11
Q

What are the basic building blocks of matter?

A

Atoms

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12
Q

What holds atoms together to form molecules?

A

Chemical bonds

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13
Q

Type of chemical reaction that releases heat.

A

Exothermic Reaction

Exo–goes out

thermic–heat

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14
Q

What are the molecules present at the BEGINNING of a reaction called?

A

reactants

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15
Q

Chemical reactions that absorb heat from their surroundings are called…

A

Endothermic

Endo–in (brings in)

thermic (heat)

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16
Q

What is another name for “stored energy?”

A

Potential energy

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17
Q

Active energy or “energy of motion” is called…

A

Kinetic energy

18
Q

What is the principle of “conservation of energy?”

A

Energy is not created or destroyed - only changed in form.

19
Q

What substances help chemical reactions take place by reducing the amount of energy it takes to start them?

A

Enzymes

20
Q

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1 degree Celsius

A

a calorie

21
Q

1000 calories

A

1 kilocalorie

or 1 Calorie (note the capital “C”)

22
Q

Process by which your cells release energy from the food that you eat (glucose) and the oxygen that you breathe in…

A

cellular respiration

23
Q

The chemical reaction diagramed below is called…

A

Cellular Resperation

24
Q

The substance needed (@ #1) to release energy from glucose is called…

A

Oxygen

25
Q

The two products (#’s 2 & 3) of cellular resperation are

A

Water & Carbon Dioxide

26
Q

The molecule (#4 below) that is released by the process of cellular resperation is called…

A

ATP

Adenosine Triphosphate

27
Q

The diagram below is the cellular process of …

A

Photosynthesis

28
Q

During photosynthesis, what is absorbed by the roots of plants? (A on the diagram below)

A
  1. Water
29
Q

Letter (B) below, the location in the plant where photosynthesis takes place is called the…

A
  1. Chloroplast
30
Q

What is given off (C) as a by-product of photosynthesis?

A
  1. Oxygen
31
Q

The equation below shows the chemical reaction for what process?

A

Cellular Resperation

32
Q

What process is shown by the chemical reaction below?

A

Photosynthesis