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When you feel hungry, your body is telling you your cells need ________.
energy
Producers get their energy through a process called _____________.
Photosynthesis
Consumers get their energy through a process called _______________.
Cellular Respiration
Organisms that make their own food are called _______. (heterotrophs, autotrophs, consumers)
autotrophs
Organisms that cannot make their own food are called ________. (heterotrophs, autotrophs, producers)
heterotrophs
Process that plants go through to capture and use energy from the sun to make food.
Photosynthesis
What are the inputs (reactants) for photosynthesis ? (hint: there are 3)
sunlight , water, carbon dioxide
What are the outputs (products) of photosynthesis? (hint: there are 2)
Glucose & oxygen
Where does water enter the plant ?
roots
Where do sunlight and carbon dioxide enter the plant ?
stomata on the leaf
tiny pores on the surface of a leaf that can open or close
stomata
What process uses the following chemcial equations : 6CO2 + 12H2O + sunlight ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Photosynthesis
What is the chemical that absorbs light from the sun? (hint: found in the chloroplast)
Chlorophyll
Process where consumers break down the food into energy their cells can use.
Cellular Respiration
process using oxygen (aerobic or anaerobic)
aerobic
process where consumers breakdown sugar into energy without using oxygen
fermentation
