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cell process & nrg
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants and some other organisms capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food |
| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food |
| pigment | a colored chemical compound that absorbs light |
| chlorophyll | a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| stomata | small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen an carbon dioxide move |
| respiration | the process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain |
| fermentation | provides energy for cells without using oxygen |
| raw material of photosynthesis | carbon dioxide and water |
| products of photosynthesis | oxygen and sugar |
| raw material of respiration | oxygen and sugar |
| product of respiration | carbon dioxide, water, and energy |
| cell cycle | the regular sequence growth and division that cells undergo |
| interphase | the stage of the cell that takes place before cell division |
| replication | the process by which a cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus |
| mitosis | the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell |
| chromosome | a double rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information |
| cytokinesis | the final stage of the cell cycle, in which the cell's cytoplasm divides, distributing the organelles into each of the two new cells |
| cancer | a disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them |
| tumor | a mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably |
| mutation | a change in a gene or chromosome |
| chemotherapy | the use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer |