Photosynthesis
The type of energy captured by photosynthesis.
Solar
The name for the chemical reaction animals use to extract energy.
Respiration
Complete the statement: "The products of photosynthesis are the __________________ of respiration."
Reactants
The general term for photosynthetic life forms.
Producers
The 3 reactants necessary for photosynthesis.
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Sunlight
The reactants for respiration.
Glucose and Oxygen
(C6H12O6 + O2)
The scientific law that makes it necessary for all matter to be cycled over and over again.
The Law of Conservation
The meaning behind the root words of "Photosynthesis".
Photo = Light
Synthesis = To Place Together
When photosynthesis captures energy, where does it store that energy?
The bonds between atoms in a glucose molecule.
The body systems necessary for the respiration reaction to occur in any of our cells.
Digestive (Glucose), Respiratory (Oxygen), Circulatory (Transport)
This family of life forms survive by extracting energy from dead or rotting organic material.
Decomposers
The small holes in plant leaf surfaces that allow gases into and out of the plant.
Stomata
The name for the organelle that runs photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
The organelle in animal cells that runs the respiration reaction.
Mitochondria
What statement is used to describe the relationship between matter and energy as they move through life forms?
"Matter cycles while energy flows."
The structures responsible for absorption in humans and absorption in plants (2 answers).
Villi and Roots
The special pigment inside plant cells that is needed for photosynthesis and creates the color green.
Chlorophyll
The number of carbon dioxide and water molecules required to create a single glucose molecule.