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2025 Energy U Intro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| starting material in a chemical reaction [right side] | reactants |
| gets made in a chemical reaction [left side] | products |
| speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering activation energy | catalysts |
| process that converts sunlight energy into glucose | photosynthesis |
| process that converts carbohydrates into chemical energy, ATP | cellular respiration |
| cell organelle that does cellular respiration | mitochondria |
| cell organelle that does photosynthesis | chloroplast |
| green pigment in chloroplast | chlorophyll |
| cell's chemical energy | ATP |
| used first for energy | carbohydrates |
| used 2nd for energy (fats , oils) | lipids |
| used 3rd for energy | protein |
| never used for energy because they hold genetic info | nucleic acids |
| building blocks of carbs | saccharides |
| building blocks of protein | amino acids |
| building blocks of nucleic acids | nucleotides |