Unit 2 Choice Board

2. An animal that eats both plants and animals
5. main energy source that cells use for most of their work
7. Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
9. one of the carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules
10. Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen, takes place in plants and animals, happens in 3 processes
13. organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
14. Organisms that make their own food
16. An organism that eats other organisms
17. stacks of thylakoids
18. a lower-energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group
19. the passage of energy through the components of the ecosystem
20. organism that obtains energy by eating animals

1. Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
3. electron carrier that provides high-energy electrons for photosynthesis
4. organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
6. An organelle found only in plant and algae cell, site of photosynthesis occurs
8. An organism that eats only plants
11. The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane
12. A flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast, used to convert light energy into chemical energy, site of the light reactions
15. 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