unit 2 biology words

6. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
11. organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
13. Process that requires oxygen
14. Green pigment in plants that absorb light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
16. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.
18. found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy
19. The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain.
20. Anything that has mass and takes up space
22. pertaining to cells
24. (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work
25. cycle produces molecules that carry energy to the second part of cellular respiration

1. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
2. reactions Reactions of photosynthesis that do not require light but use energy produced and stored during light reactions to make glucose
3. A catabolic process that makes a limited amount of ATP from glucose without an electron transport chain and that produces a characteristic end product, such as ethyl alcohol or lactic acid.
4. organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
5. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
7. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
8. (Adenosine Diphosphate) The compound that remains when a phosphate group is removed from ATP, releasing energy
9. Powerhouse of the cell
10. A mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon.
12. chain during the light reactions, electrons flow down from an electron
15. reactions reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
17. Process that does not require oxygen
21. An organism that makes its own food
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