chemistry of life

2. process consumers must go through to get energy when there isn't enough oxygen
5. the process of releasing the contents of a vesicle (the opposite of endocytosis)
6. the movement of substances through the cell without the input of energy
11. molecules that supply immediate energy for living organisms
15. organism that must consume food for energy
16. also called fats and oils. Used for energy storage
17. the process of taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with the cell membrane

1. the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
3. when energy is required to move materials through a cell
4. the diffusion of water through a cell membrane
7. breaking down food molecules into simpler substances and releasing the energy stored
8. process of using light energy to make sugar
9. organism that can produce its own food
10. compound always containing carbon and hydrogen (usually associated with living organisms)
12. when the relative number of molecules is the same from one area to another
13. movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration
14. the building blocks of organisms. found in muscles