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8thGrCellsCh2Sec1&4
8th Grade Cells Chapter 2 Sec. 1 &4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | 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 |
| pigments | colored chemical compounds that absorb light |
| chlorophyll | the main photosynthetic pigment in chloroplasts |
| stomata | small openings on the undersides of the leaves |
| cancer | a disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably |
| tumor | a mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably |
| mutation | a change in DNA |
| chemotherapy | the use of drugs to treat a disease |