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All organisms get energy by breaking dwon the ____ _____ in food and making ____ and other molecules.
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Chemical compounds
ATP
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The molecule, called adenosine triphosphate or ____ is the chief energy-storing molecule used by organisms.
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ATP
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Organisms that cna make food from carbon dioxide and an energy source such as sunlight are called ______.
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Autotrophs
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Organisms that cannot make their own food are called _______.
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Heterotrophs
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List three types of heterotrophs.
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A. animals
B. fungi
C. unicellular organisms
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List three types of autotrophs.
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A. Plants
B. Algae
C. Some bacteria
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What food is mainly made by autotrophs?
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Carbohydrates
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The process by which autotrophs convert sujnlight to a usable form of energy is ________.
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Photosynthesis
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A _____ is a molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects others.
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Pigment
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The most common and important of these photosynthetic pigments is called _____. _____ absorbs violet, blue, and red light.
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Chlorophyll
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A ____ is an organelle that perfoms photosynthesis.
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Chloroplast
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The process of constructing carbohydrates from carbon dioxide- the second stage of photosynthesis occurs in the _____ ______.
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Calvin cycle
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What is a thylakoid?
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A thylakoid contains ligt collecting photosystems with chlorophyll.
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Thylakoids occur in stacks called _____.
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Grana
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The process by which glucose molecules are broken down to release engergy is _____ ______.
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Cellular respiration.
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