gensci summative

Chloroplast

Organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs

Photosynthesis

which cells with chlorophyll make glucose

Digestion

breaking large food molecules and absorbing them

Metabolism

breaks down all substances

Nutrient

substances frim food that organisms need to grow, repair and get energy

Cell

basic structural and functional unit of all living things

Glucose

main fuel of cells

Stomata

leave pores let (carbon dioxide) CO₂ in & (Dioxygen) O₂ out

Cellular respiratory

Process that releases energy from glucose to make atp

Mitochondria

“Powerhouse” organelle where atp is made

Atp

adenosine triphosphate, the cell’s usable energy currency

Fermentation

anaerobic release of energy from glucose without oxygen

Reactants

Substances present at the start of a reaction

Chemical equation

A statement showing reactants → products

Balanced equation

equal numbers on both sides

Catabolism

breaking down = large molecule → small molecule

Anabolism

building up = small molecule → large molecule(such as energy)

solution

is a homogeneous mixture(distributed evenly)

Solute

is what dissolves (what has been dissolves)

Solvent

is what dissolves it (what dissolves the solute)