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biology chapter 8
vocabulary bio 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consist of adenine,ribose and three phosphate group | adenosine triphosphate |
| any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists. | autotroph |
| an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. | heterotroph |
| especially in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts, using sunlight as the source of energy and with the aid of chlorophyll and associated pigments. | photosynthesis |
| any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them. | pigment |
| the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, | hlorophyll |
| a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis | thylakoid |
| the supporting framework or matrix of a cell. | stroma |