unit 7 vocab Flashcards
1
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Autotroph
A
Organisms, like plants, that use light energy for nutrition.
2
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Heterotroph
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Organisms, like you, that cannot use light energy for nutrition.
3
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Photosynthesis
A
Process through which autotrophs harness light energy for nutrition
4
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Glucose
A
The sugar produced through photosynthesis
5
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ATP
A
Common energy molecule produced in cellular respiration
6
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Cellular Respiration
A
the process by which the energy of glucose is released in the cell to be used for life processes
7
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Aerobic Respiration
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requires oxygen
8
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Anaerobic respiration
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Does not require oxygen
9
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Alcoholic Fermentation
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occurs in bacteria, yeasts, and plants
10
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lactic acid fermentation
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respiration that typically follows exercise in which lactic acid is released in the muscles
