Cell Processes and Energy

1. an organism that makes its own food
4. during the ________________ a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides into two new cells
8. the process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
10. the ultimate source of energy
17. the process that makes an exact copy of the DNA in a cell's nucleus
18. green organelles found in plant cells that carry out photosynthesis
20. during this phase of mitosis, the chromosomes attach to a spindle fiber and line up down the center of the cell
22. the first part of photosynthesis occurs mostly in these structures
23. the first stage of the cell cycle when the cell grows, makes a copy of DNA, and prepares to divide
24. the main pigment for photosynthesis
27. the process by which cells obtain energy from glucose
28. the process when the cell splits into two identical daughter cells
29. these cylindrical structures are copied during interphase

2. this allows organisms to grow, repair damaged structures, and reproduce
3. the two new cells produced by the cell cycle are called...
4. an organism that cannot make its own food
5. this type of fermentation occurs in muscle cells
6. plants require sunlight, carbon dioxide and _______ to carry out photosynthesis
7. another name for a consumer
9. another name for a producer
11. the phase of mitosis when chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell
12. the structure that forms in plant cells during cytokinesis
13. the process that produces 2 new nuclei
14. oxygen is used to break down this sugar through the process of cellular respiration
15. the products of photosynthesis are sugar and __________.
16. a process that releases energy without the use of oxygen
19. the last phase of mitosis when nuclear membranes form around each set of chromosomes
21. DNA and protein form these thread-like structures
25. a single-celled organism that carries out alcoholic fermentation
26. an important sugar that is produced through photosynthesis