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1 a chemical compound used by living organisms to store and release energy
2 a chemical compound that can be converted to ATP with the additions of one phosphate group
3 process used in cells to break down glucose and produce ATP
4 process used by autotrophs that uses the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide to glucose (simple sugar) and oxygen
5 organisms, such as animals, that obtain energy by consuming plants and animals
6 part of the cell where aerobic respiration takes place
7 organelle located in plants where photosynthesis takes place
8 the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells that absorbs energy from the sun and uses that energy in the first stage of photoshynthesis
9 organisms, such as plants, that usually use energy directly from the sun to produce glucose and other carbohydrates
10 the first step in cellular respiration that takes place in the cytoplasm and converts one molecule of glucose to a net of two molecules of ATP
11 anaerobic cellular respiration that occurs in animals and some bacteria
12 interconnected system of membranous sacs
13 anaerobic cellular respiration that occurs in plants and other microorganisms such as yeast
14 process that does not require oxygen and produces a net of 2 molecules of ATP for every one molecule of glucose
15 process that requires oxygen to produce a net of 36 molecules of ATP for every one molecule of glucose
16 thick fluid surrounding the thylakoid
17 stacks of thylakoids in the chloroplasts
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