Cellular Energy Vocabulary

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What is a reaction that breaks large molecules into smaller ones called?

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Catabolic Reaction

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What type of organism produces its own food?

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Autotroph

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What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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What is the energy of position or the energy found in bonds called?

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Potential energy

Front

What is a reaction that builds large molecules from smaller ones called?

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Anabolic Reaction

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What is the primary source of energy for autotrophs?

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Sunlight (photosynthesis)

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms?

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Heterotrophs

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What is the difference between catabolic and anabolic reactions?

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Catabolic reactions break down molecules, while anabolic reactions build up molecules.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.