Vocabulary Quiz Study Guide

4. The chemical reaction that some organisms use to synthesize food, glucose, from carbon dioxide, CO2, and water, H2O, in the Chloroplasts of a plant cell.
9. The movement of matter, anything that has mass and takes up space, between Earth, the atmosphere, and living organisms.
11. is the basic building unit of a plant organism. It contains chloroplasts for photosynthesis, a cell wall for support, and a large vacuole for storage.
12. is a group of things or parts that work together, such as cells or organs, to accomplish the desired outcome.
13. Any material/ matter that can react with other substances to release energy.
14. is the basic building structure of an animal organism.

1. is a part of a cell. Each cell part has a specific function that aids in the cell’s survival.
2. Food that’s been changed from its original form before we eat it. It can be chemically processed where the molecules of the natural food change through a chemical reaction to form a new molecule. (synthetic: Splenda)It can be physically processed where the food molecule is still the same but the form of the food is different(Ground up: flour from wheat)
3. A substance found in the nucleus of cells that contains information about the characteristics of that living thing. It plays a part in the passing of characteristics from parent to offspring.
5. What is put into the system. (In a chemical reaction these are called reactants.)
6. Made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature.
7. Whatever comes out of the system. (In a chemical reaction these are called products.)
8. Food that is made by a plant or animal that is eaten in its natural form.
10. Without any changes that humans are capable of making, especially through the use of science and technology. Produced by nature or natural processes.