Unit 2 - YAWYE Photosynthesis & CR Vocab flashcard

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Decomposition

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A form of cellular respiration that works to break down dead organic material

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ATP

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A molecule that stores and transfers energy in cells, and is often called the cell's energy currency

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Glucose

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C₆H₁₂O₆ - organic molecule - Sugar formed in the process of photosynthesis

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Carbon Dioxide

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CO₂

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Molecular bonds

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Energy is stored in this part of a molecule

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Water

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H₂0

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Solar energy

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Light energy captured from the sun by plants, used in the processes of photosynthesis

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Conservation of mass & energy

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Matter & energy is neither created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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Oxygen

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O₂

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Heterotrophs

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Organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer, an organism that cannot make its own food.