Organisms
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
Vocabulary
Root Words
100

Another name for a heterotroph is what?

Consumer

100

Energy used for photosynthesis comes from what?

The Sun

100

What is an organism that gets its food directly from the sun called?

Autotroph

100

What is the meaning of the root word "Herb"?

grass, plants

200

The organisms found at the bottom of the energy pyramid are called what?

Producers or autotrophs

200

What are the products of photosynthesis?

Oxygen and Glucose

200

What is an organism that gets food from eating other organisms called?

Heterotroph

200

What does the root word "Pseudo" mean?

False

300

This is the powerhouse of the cell.

Mitochondria

300
Where does cellular respiration occur?

Mitochondria

300

What is an organism that breaks down dead organisms called?

Decomposer
300

What root word means "against"?

Contra

400

The organisms that carry out photosynthesis are called what?

producers or autotrophs.

400

The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose is called what?

Cellular Respiration

400
A series of events in which an organism eats another to obtain energy is called what?

Food Chain

400

Using your knowledge of the root word "Inter" what does the word Intergalactic mean?

The space within or between galaxies

500

What do the arrows show in a food web?

the direction of energy

500

An energy releasing process that does not require oxygen is called what?

Fermentation

500

A complicated model that is made up of many food chains is called what?

Food Web

500

Using your knowledge of the root word "Epi", what does epidermis mean?

the top layer of the skin. Epidermis (upon/above the dermis layer)

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