Across
- 4. first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid
- 6. the transport of dissolved substances into cells.
- 12. energy-carrying biological molecule, which, when broken down, drives cellular activities
- 13. organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy
- 15. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- 16. process that does not require oxygen
- 18. process that requires oxygen
Down
- 1. process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
- 2. process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen
- 3. organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
- 5. pairs of cells that surround stomata and control their opening and closing.
- 7. the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues.
- 8. an organism that makes its own food
- 9. a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction
- 10. an organ in vascular plants that anchors the plant and enables it to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
- 11. the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
- 13. green pigmnet in plants the absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
- 14. Produced in muscle cells under anaerobic conditions so that glycolysis can continue.
- 17. a substance that forms in a chemical reaction