vocab
Across
- 2. an organism that gets energy by consuming other organisms for its energy and nutrition
- 7. process where cells break down food to make energy or ATP
- 12. organelle in plant cells and some algae where photosynthesis takes place
- 14. part of photosynthesis where CO2 is turned into glucose using ATP energy
- 15. a stack of thylakoid membranes in a chloroplast
- 16. type of fermentation that makes lactic acid common in muscles
- 20. tiny openings on leaves that let CO2 in and O2 out
- 21. process where carbon is taken from the air by green plants, algae, and some bacteria
- 23. group of pigments and proteins in chloroplasts that capture light energy
- 24. process of converting CO2 into organic compounds, like in photosynthesis
- 25. an adaption some plants use to store CO2 at night for daytime photosynthesis
- 26. respiration that uses oxygen to produce energy
- 27. type of fermentation that makes alcohol and CO2
Down
- 1. series of reactions in mitochondria that produce energy and CO2 during aerobic preparation
- 3. fluid in chloroplasts around the grana, where the calvin cycle happens
- 4. a molecule that absorbs light giving color to plants
- 5. An organism that makes its food, like plants, through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
- 6. molecule in chloroplast that accepts high energy electrons
- 8. glycolysis is that first stage of cellular preparation in which glucose is broken down into pyruvic
- 9. green pigment found in chloroplasts
- 10. processes that happen without oxygen
- 11. red, orange, or yellow pigment that help in photosynthesis
- 13. series of molecules found in the mitochondria and chloroplasts that move electrons to make energy
- 17. a sac inside chloroplasts where light reactions occur
- 18. reactions first part of photosynthesis where light energy becomes chemical energy
- 19. A 3 carbon molecule formed during glycolysis, important in the cellular respiration
- 22. an anaerobic process that followed glycolysis, making lactic acid or alcohol