Metabolism
Across
- 2. The organelle where photosynthesis takes place.
- 5. An anaerobic process used to make energy without oxygen.
- 7. The starting substance in a chemical reaction.
- 8. The flattened sacs inside a chloroplast where light reactions occur.
- 9. A pathway that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones
- 12. A process that does not require oxygen.
- 14. An organism that makes its own food.
- 16. The sugar molecule produced during photosynthesis.
- 17. A process that requires oxygen to produce energy.
- 18. The green pigment that absorbs light energy.
Down
- 1. The total of all chemical reactions occurring within a cell.
- 3. The process where plants convert light energy into chemical energy. RESPIRATION, The process where cells break down glucose to release energy
- 4. The substance formed at the end of a chemical reaction.
- 6. A pathway that uses energy to build large molecules.
- 10. The stage of cellular respiration that occurs in the mitochondrial matrix. GLYCOLYSIS, The first step of respiration that breaks glucose into pyruvate.
- 11. An organism that must consume others for energy.
- 13. The primary energy currency of the cell.
- 15. The organelle known as the powerhouse that produces ATP.