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Ch2L1-3
Cells and Heredity-Cell Processes and Energy: Chapter 2 Lesson 1-3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | The process by which a cell captured energy in sunlight and uses it to make food. |
| Autotroph | An organism that makes it own food. |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food. |
| Chlorophyll | The main pigments for photosynthesis in chloroplasts. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose. |
| Fermantation | An energy releasing process that does not require oxygen. |
| Cell Cycle | The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo. |
| Interphase | The stage is the period before cell division. |
| Replication | Makes an exact copy of DNA in its nucleus. |
| Chromosomes | DNA and proteins form threadlike structures |
| Mitosis | The cell's nucleus divides into each daughter cell |
| Cytokinesis | Completes the process of cell division. |