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Ch. 8 vocab part a
biology vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATP- adenosine triphosphate | one of the principal chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy. |
| ADP- adenosine diphosphate | |
| autotroph | organisms that make their own food such as plants. |
| Heterotroph | these organisms obtrain energy from the energy they consume. |
| Herbivore | organism that obtain's energy by eating only plants. |
| Carnivore | organism that obtains energy by eating animals. |
| Omnivore | organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals. |
| Decomposer | organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter. |
| light (energy) | converted to chemical energy stored in food. |