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P and C/P Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATP | |
| ADP | |
| Aerobic | |
| Anaerobic | |
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element. |
| Carbon Dioxide | |
| Carbohydrate | A class of molecules that includes sugars, starches, and fiber; contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
| Cellular respiration | The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food. |
| Chlorophyll | A green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis. |
| Chloroplast | An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs. |
| Energy | The capacity to do work. |
| Glucose | |
| Hydrogen | |
| Law | A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | The law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes. |
| Mass | The measure of the amount of matter in a object. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Metabolism | |
| Mitochondria | In eukaryotic cells, the organelle that is the site of cellular respiration, which releases energy for use of the cell. |
| Molecule | A group of atoms held together by chemical bonds; a molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that can exist by itself and retain all of the substances chemical properties. |
| Oxygen | |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create food. |
| Product | A substance that forms in a chemical reaction. |
| Reactant | A substance that participates in a chemical reaction. |