Biology Crossword

1. indirectly dependent on light since the necessary energy carriers (ATP and NADPH) are products of light-dependent reactions.
3. is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates.
5. resembling a stack of pancakes.
7. requiring free oxygen.
8. obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments.
11. capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy.
14. found in large numbers in most cells, includes a double membrane.
16. breaks down glucose and forms pyruvate with the production of two molecules of ATP.

2. requiring an absence of free oxygen.
4. closely related green pigments.
6. an organism that cannot fix carbon from inorganic sources but uses organic carbon for growth.
9. in which plants requires the process of different organelles, and sunlight to create their own food.
10. organic compound with the formula CH₃CHCO₂H
12. contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
13. an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells.
15. is often referred to as the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer.