THE ENERGY OF LIFE

2. The green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.
6. The source of energy that plants use to start the process of photosynthesis.
7. The "powerhouse" of the cell where cellular respiration is completed to create energy.
9. Organisms, like plants, that can produce their own food using light or chemical energy.
10. The main "energy molecule" created during cellular respiration.
13. The set of triplets to which certain amino acids correspond.
14. The gas produced by plants as a waste product, which humans need to breathe.
17. The process cells use to get energy from glucose when there is no oxygen.

1. The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate.
3. The main "organ" of the plant where photosynthesis usually takes place.
4. Cell division.
5. The main sugar (C6H12O6) produced during photosynthesis and broken down in glycolysis.
8. The place in the cell where glycolysis happens.
11. The chain formed by amino acids.
12. Set of genes.
15. Along with CO₂, plants need this liquid to perform photosynthesis.
16. The piece of DNA that encodes a certain protein.