Vocabulary

4. to make organic products that plants need using the products from the light reactions of photosynthesis
6. eaning they create their own nutrients and energy.
7. is the major consumer of O2 in mammalian cells. The ETC passes electrons from NADH and FADH2 to protein complexes and mobile electron carriers.
9. n food is converted by the body into mechanical energy and heat.
10. are the specialized plant organelles responsible for photosynthesis.
11. quantum field theory, describes the quark content of the photon.
12. are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in our bodies
14. the site of the light-dependent photosynthesis reactions in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria
15. provide energy for our bodies to run on.

1. It comes from the food you eat, and is your body's main source of energy.
2. in a plant is to absorb light—usually sunlight.
3. is to convert solar energy into chemical energy and then store that chemical energy for future use.
5. is the principal molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells
8. affects water temperature, biological processes (such as the relationship between predators and prey) and plant photosynthesis and growth
11. molecules are broken down into smaller units through the absorption of light
13. wherein photosynthetic organisms (such as plants) turn inorganic carbon into organic compounds (carbohydrates).