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BIO- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autotroph | organism that makes its own food |
| heterotroph | organism that must consume other organism for energy |
| ATP | usable cellular energy |
| chlorophyll | the green pigment that helps plants absorb sunlight |
| photosynthesis | performed by autotrophs, the process of making sugar from sunlight |
| pigment | group of molecules that help plants absorb light |
| cellular respiration | the aerobic of making ATP (cellular energy) from breaking down the carbohydrates |
| mitochondria | the organelle that performs cellular respiration and transforms energy from carbohydrates to ATP |
| fermentation | the anaerobic that produces less energy for cells when NO OXYGEN is present |