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P&C 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 | A measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Metabolism | |
| Mitochondria | releases energy for the cell |
| Molecule | a group of atoms that are 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 | |
| Photosynethsis | the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food |
| Product | a substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
| Reactant | a substance that participates in a chemical reaction |