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Apologia GS #12

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Sun   The source of almost all energy used by living organisms  
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Producers   organisms that produce their own food  
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Consumers   organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food  
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Herbivore   a consumer that eats producers exclusively (only)  
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Carnivore   a consumer that eats only other consumers  
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Omnivore   a consumer that eats both producers and consumers  
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basal metabolic rate   the minimum amount of energy required by the body in a day  
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combustion reaction   the chemical process by which organisms get energy from food  
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Monosaccharides   simple carbohydrates (simple sugars)  
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Disaccharide   formed when two monosaccharides link up  
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Polysaccharide   formed when several monosaccharides link up (such as a starch)  
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Calorie   a unit used to measure energy from the food your body uses  
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Oxygen   Combustion requires this gas  
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Energy, CO2 and water   The products of combustion  
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Macronutrients   What carbohydrates, fats and proteins are called, collectively  
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Amino acids   Protein is made up of these building blocks  
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Endothermic   The scientific word for warm-blooded  
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Ectothermic   The scientific word for cold-blooded  
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Glycolysis   The first step in combustion in living organisms does not require oxygen and is where glucose is broken into two parts  
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Krebs cycle   Two parts of glucose are used to produce energy, CO2 and hydrogen in the presence of oxygen  
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Electron transport system   This part of combustion in living organisms releases the most energy  
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Mitochondria   The powerhouse of the cell where the Krebs cycle and the Electron Transport System is completed  
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