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Science Vocabulary
Chapter 2 Science Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | the process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food |
| Autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| Heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food, including animals such as the zebra and lion |
| Chlorophyll | the main pigment for photosynthesis in chloroplasts |
| Cellular Respiration | is the process by which cells obtain energy from glucose |
| Fermentation | is an energy-releasing process that does not require energy |
| Cell Cycle | the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo |
| Interphase | the first stage of the cell cycle |
| Replication | the cell makes an exact copy of the DNA in its nucleus in a process called... |
| Chromosome | within the nucleus, DNA and proteins form threadlike structures called... |
| Mitosis | the second stage of the cell cycle |
| Cytokinesis | the final stage of the cell cycle that completes the process of cell division |