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- 3. A chemical change in animal and vegetable matter brought about by microscopic yeasts, bacteria, and molds
- 8. the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.
- 11. the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions.
- 13. the second half of photosynthesis that is carried out by all plants, some algae and a few bacteria.
- 14. organisms that can make their own food
- 15. a chemical your body produces in your muscles during tough exercise or when you are sick
- 16. the first step of cellular respiration.
- 17. pouch-like sacs that are bound to a membrane in the chloroplasts of a plant cell.
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- 1. what give colour to our skin, hair and eyes. They are also what colour plants.
- 2. a watery, gel-like substance made of mostly salt and water that provides a structure for the cell parts so they can move freely within the cell membrane.
- 4. a green pigment (natural color) found in many plants. It helps make food from sunlight, air, and water.
- 5. organisms that can't make their own food and so must get energy by eating plants and animals to survive.
- 6. stacks of thylakoids suspended in the matrix or stroma of the chloroplast
- 7. a water-soluble, organic liquid that is produced by breaking down carbohydrates and sugars through the glycolytic pathway (glycolysis). I
- 9. the liquid inside the chloroplast where other structures such as the thylakoids float.
- 10. second stage of cellular respiration.
- 12. organelles, or cell parts, often referred to as the powerhouses of cells.