Energy - Intro to Energy Vocab

Autotrophs

Organisms that make their own food

Heterotrophs

Organisms that do not make their own food

Photosynthesis

The conversion of light energy into chemical energy

ATP

Energy that is usable by cells

ATP full name

Adenosine triphosphate

Cellular respiration

The making of ATP from energy stored in food

Adenine

A nitrogenous base found in ATP

Ribose

A 5-carbon sugar found in ATP

ADP

The result of ATP after hydrolysis

ADP full name

Adenosine diphosphate

Phosphorylation

The transfer of a phosphate group onto another molecule